Outdoor conditions in

Bristow

Iowa
Now
  1. 56°Rain Showers Likely74% rain94% humidityGusts 10 mph
  2. 56°Rain Showers90% rain92% humidityGusts 10 mph
  3. 57°Rain Showers100% rain90% humidityGusts 9 mph
  4. 57°Rain Showers100% rain90% humidityGusts 7 mph
  5. 57°Rain Showers99% rain90% humidityGusts 8 mph
  6. 56°Rain Showers98% rain93% humidityGusts 6 mph
  7. 56°Rain Showers95% rain90% humidityGusts 10 mph
  8. 56°Rain Showers84% rain90% humidityGusts 15 mph
  9. 56°Rain Showers86% rain86% humidityGusts 21 mph
  10. 56°Rain Showers77% rain80% humidityGusts 24 mph
  11. 55°Rain Showers Likely60% rain77% humidityGusts 23 mph
  12. 51°Chance Rain Showers49% rain89% humidityGusts 24 mph
  13. 50°Chance Rain Showers42% rain89% humidityGusts 24 mph
  14. 49°Chance Rain Showers30% rain93% humidityGusts 23 mph
  15. 49°Cloudy5% rain89% humidityGusts 26 mph
  16. 47°Mostly Cloudy6% rain86% humidityGusts 28 mph
  17. 46°Partly Cloudy2% rain79% humidityGusts 26 mph
  18. 45°Partly Cloudy1% rain79% humidityGusts 25 mph
  19. 45°Partly Cloudy0% rain79% humidityGusts 26 mph
  20. 45°Mostly Cloudy2% rain79% humidityGusts 26 mph
  21. 45°Mostly Cloudy5% rain82% humidityGusts 28 mph
  22. 43°Cloudy12% rain89% humidityGusts 29 mph
  23. 43°Slight Chance Rain Showers15% rain93% humidityGusts 30 mph
  24. 43°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain96% 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
77–94%
Wind
28 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
21%
Humidity
50–96%
Wind
39 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
40–100%
Wind
20 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
40–89%
Wind
24 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
43–96%
Wind
10 mph
  1. 57° / 47°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.100% rain · Humidity 77–94% · Wind 28 mph
  2. 52° / 37°Friday looks breezy.21% rain · Humidity 50–96% · Wind 39 mph
  3. 57° / 30°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 40–100% · Wind 20 mph
  4. 64° / 40°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 40–89% · Wind 24 mph
  5. 67° / 44°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 43–96% · Wind 10 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

Bristow radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Bristow.

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

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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 Waterloo area, about 32 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 Bristow, 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.