Outdoor conditions in

Bradford

Iowa

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 54°Rain Showers84% rain95% humidityGusts 8 mph
  2. 56°Rain Showers94% rain91% humidityGusts 8 mph
  3. 57°Rain Showers100% rain86% humidityGusts 7 mph
  4. 56°Rain Showers99% rain90% humidityGusts 7 mph
  5. 57°Rain Showers98% rain86% humidityGusts 7 mph
  6. 56°Rain Showers100% rain86% humidityGusts 7 mph
  7. 55°Rain Showers92% rain86% humidityGusts 12 mph
  8. 56°Rain Showers85% rain80% humidityGusts 18 mph
  9. 55°Rain Showers80% rain77% humidityGusts 23 mph
  10. 55°Rain Showers Likely68% rain72% humidityGusts 25 mph
  11. 54°Rain Showers Likely57% rain71% humidityGusts 23 mph
  12. 51°Chance Rain Showers43% rain80% humidityGusts 23 mph
  13. 49°Chance Rain Showers39% rain86% humidityGusts 24 mph
  14. 49°Slight Chance Rain Showers24% rain83% humidityGusts 24 mph
  15. 49°Mostly Cloudy3% rain77% humidityGusts 29 mph
  16. 47°Partly Cloudy3% rain74% humidityGusts 29 mph
  17. 46°Partly Cloudy2% rain73% humidityGusts 24 mph
  18. 44°Partly Cloudy1% rain76% humidityGusts 24 mph
  19. 44°Mostly Cloudy0% rain76% humidityGusts 24 mph
  20. 44°Mostly Cloudy3% rain73% humidityGusts 26 mph
  21. 44°Cloudy6% rain76% humidityGusts 26 mph
  22. 43°Cloudy10% rain79% humidityGusts 29 mph
  23. 43°Slight Chance Rain Showers18% rain82% humidityGusts 30 mph
  24. 43°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain86% humidityGusts 31 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
100%
Humidity
71–95%
Wind
29 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
22%
Humidity
44–86%
Wind
37 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
35–96%
Wind
20 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
33–82%
Wind
23 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
38–89%
Wind
12 mph
  1. 57° / 47°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.100% rain · Humidity 71–95% · Wind 29 mph
  2. 51° / 38°Friday looks breezy.22% rain · Humidity 44–86% · Wind 37 mph
  3. 57° / 30°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 35–96% · Wind 20 mph
  4. 64° / 40°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 33–82% · Wind 23 mph
  5. 66° / 44°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 38–89% · Wind 12 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Waterloo area · Updated Thu 7:25 AM
19GoodUS AQI

Good through 12 PM.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground19 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Bradford radar

Radar animation for Bradford, covering the past four hours. A marked spot changes the map view, not the forecast on this page.

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
95%
Wind
5 mph
Gusts
8 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 Waterloo area, about 44 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 Bradford, 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.