Outdoor conditions in

Cedar Falls

Iowa
Now
  1. 56°Rain Showers Likely70% rain93% humidityGusts 14 mph
  2. 57°Rain Showers90% rain93% humidityGusts 13 mph
  3. 57°Rain Showers99% rain93% humidityGusts 12 mph
  4. 57°Rain Showers99% rain93% humidityGusts 9 mph
  5. 57°Rain Showers98% rain96% humidityGusts 7 mph
  6. 56°Rain Showers98% rain96% humidityGusts 7 mph
  7. 57°Rain Showers94% rain96% humidityGusts 8 mph
  8. 57°Rain Showers88% rain93% humidityGusts 12 mph
  9. 57°Rain Showers80% rain93% humidityGusts 16 mph
  10. 57°Rain Showers Likely72% rain90% humidityGusts 21 mph
  11. 56°Rain Showers Likely59% rain83% humidityGusts 25 mph
  12. 52°Chance Rain Showers53% rain89% humidityGusts 28 mph
  13. 52°Chance Rain Showers40% rain89% humidityGusts 28 mph
  14. 51°Chance Rain Showers34% rain89% humidityGusts 25 mph
  15. 51°Cloudy9% rain89% humidityGusts 25 mph
  16. 49°Mostly Cloudy8% rain93% humidityGusts 28 mph
  17. 48°Mostly Cloudy3% rain83% humidityGusts 28 mph
  18. 46°Mostly Clear1% rain83% humidityGusts 28 mph
  19. 46°Partly Cloudy0% rain83% humidityGusts 28 mph
  20. 45°Mostly Cloudy1% rain86% humidityGusts 29 mph
  21. 46°Mostly Cloudy1% rain86% humidityGusts 29 mph
  22. 44°Mostly Cloudy8% rain96% humidityGusts 30 mph
  23. 45°Mostly Cloudy8% rain93% humidityGusts 30 mph
  24. 45°Mostly Cloudy10% rain96% humidityGusts 31 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
99%
Humidity
83–96%
Wind
28 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
23%
Humidity
56–100%
Wind
39 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
43–100%
Wind
18 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
45–93%
Wind
24 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
49–100%
Wind
13 mph
  1. 57° / 49°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.99% rain · Humidity 83–96% · Wind 28 mph
  2. 52° / 41°Friday looks breezy.23% rain · Humidity 56–100% · Wind 39 mph
  3. 57° / 31°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 43–100% · Wind 18 mph
  4. 64° / 41°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 45–93% · Wind 24 mph
  5. 67° / 45°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 49–100% · Wind 13 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

Cedar Falls radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Cedar Falls.

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

Sustained wind is 8 mph. Thunder is possible.

Humidity
93%
Wind
8 mph
Gusts
14 mph

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

Nearby regional view

Explore Waterloo-Cedar Falls

About 2 miles away, the Waterloo-Cedar Falls hub looks more deeply at Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. It reflects that wider area rather than Cedar Falls’s exact conditions.

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 3 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 Cedar Falls, 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.