Outdoor conditions in

Baxter

Iowa
Now
  1. 59°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely72% rain94% humidityGusts 10 mph
  2. 60°Showers And Thunderstorms92% rain92% humidityGusts 10 mph
  3. 61°Rain Showers96% rain90% humidityGusts 10 mph
  4. 61°Rain Showers97% rain90% humidityGusts 8 mph
  5. 60°Rain Showers94% rain93% humidityGusts 7 mph
  6. 60°Rain Showers94% rain93% humidityGusts 8 mph
  7. 60°Rain Showers87% rain90% humidityGusts 12 mph
  8. 60°Rain Showers78% rain87% humidityGusts 17 mph
  9. 59°Rain Showers Likely67% rain87% humidityGusts 23 mph
  10. 59°Rain Showers Likely59% rain78% humidityGusts 28 mph
  11. 58°Chance Rain Showers42% rain75% humidityGusts 28 mph
  12. 54°Chance Rain Showers29% rain86% humidityGusts 28 mph
  13. 53°Chance Rain Showers29% rain86% humidityGusts 28 mph
  14. 52°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain89% humidityGusts 25 mph
  15. 52°Mostly Cloudy6% rain89% humidityGusts 25 mph
  16. 51°Mostly Cloudy5% rain83% humidityGusts 28 mph
  17. 50°Partly Cloudy2% rain80% humidityGusts 28 mph
  18. 48°Mostly Clear1% rain77% humidityGusts 26 mph
  19. 47°Partly Cloudy0% rain79% humidityGusts 26 mph
  20. 46°Mostly Cloudy0% rain86% humidityGusts 26 mph
  21. 46°Mostly Cloudy1% rain86% humidityGusts 28 mph
  22. 45°Mostly Cloudy2% rain89% humidityGusts 29 mph
  23. 45°Mostly Cloudy3% rain89% humidityGusts 30 mph
  24. 45°Mostly Cloudy8% rain93% humidityGusts 30 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
97%
Humidity
75–94%
Wind
28 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
8%
Humidity
56–96%
Wind
37 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
42–100%
Wind
16 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
43–96%
Wind
22 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
49–100%
Wind
9 mph
  1. 61° / 51°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.97% rain · Humidity 75–94% · Wind 28 mph
  2. 52° / 40°Friday looks breezy.8% rain · Humidity 56–96% · Wind 37 mph
  3. 59° / 32°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 42–100% · Wind 16 mph
  4. 65° / 40°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 43–96% · Wind 22 mph
  5. 67° / 45°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 49–100% · Wind 9 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Des Moines area · Updated Thu 7:25 AM
16GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground16 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Baxter radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Baxter.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

View the official forecast ↗

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Thunder is possible.

Humidity
94%
Wind
6 mph
Gusts
10 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Des Moines area, about 33 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Baxter, IA, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.