Outdoor conditions in

Castalia

Iowa
Now
  1. 52°Chance Rain Showers48% rain96% humidityGusts 13 mph
  2. 53°Rain Showers75% rain100% humidityGusts 12 mph
  3. 54°Rain Showers94% rain100% humidityGusts 12 mph
  4. 53°Rain Showers100% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  5. 54°Rain Showers100% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  6. 54°Rain Showers98% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  7. 55°Rain Showers94% rain96% humidityGusts 9 mph
  8. 55°Rain Showers93% rain96% humidityGusts 9 mph
  9. 55°Rain Showers86% rain96% humidityGusts 12 mph
  10. 54°Rain Showers81% rain96% humidityGusts 15 mph
  11. 54°Rain Showers77% rain93% humidityGusts 20 mph
  12. 52°Rain Showers Likely65% rain93% humidityGusts 23 mph
  13. 49°Chance Rain Showers47% rain100% humidityGusts 23 mph
  14. 48°Chance Rain Showers46% rain100% humidityGusts 22 mph
  15. 48°Slight Chance Rain Showers23% rain100% humidityGusts 21 mph
  16. 47°Cloudy11% rain100% humidityGusts 21 mph
  17. 46°Mostly Cloudy5% rain96% humidityGusts 22 mph
  18. 45°Mostly Cloudy2% rain93% humidityGusts 23 mph
  19. 44°Mostly Cloudy1% rain93% humidityGusts 23 mph
  20. 43°Mostly Cloudy2% rain93% humidityGusts 23 mph
  21. 44°Mostly Cloudy5% rain93% humidityGusts 23 mph
  22. 43°Mostly Cloudy10% rain96% humidityGusts 24 mph
  23. 44°Mostly Cloudy13% rain96% humidityGusts 28 mph
  24. 44°Chance Rain Showers26% rain96% humidityGusts 30 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
100%
Humidity
93–100%
Wind
23 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
37%
Humidity
58–100%
Wind
32 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
45–100%
Wind
20 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
46–86%
Wind
24 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
50–96%
Wind
14 mph
  1. 55° / 47°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.100% rain · Humidity 93–100% · Wind 23 mph
  2. 50° / 36°Friday looks breezy.37% rain · Humidity 58–100% · Wind 32 mph
  3. 55° / 30°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 45–100% · Wind 20 mph
  4. 62° / 41°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 46–86% · Wind 24 mph
  5. 65° / 44°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 50–96% · Wind 14 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

Castalia radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Castalia.

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
96%
Wind
6 mph
Gusts
13 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 56 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 Castalia, 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.