Outdoor conditions in

Cedar Rapids

Iowa
Now
  1. 57°Rain Showers Likely60% rain95% humidityGusts 12 mph
  2. 56°Rain Showers Likely73% rain100% humidityGusts 12 mph
  3. 57°Showers And Thunderstorms82% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  4. 57°Showers And Thunderstorms86% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  5. 57°Showers And Thunderstorms87% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  6. 58°Rain Showers92% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  7. 58°Rain Showers95% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  8. 58°Rain Showers85% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  9. 58°Rain Showers78% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  10. 58°Rain Showers Likely72% rain100% humidityGusts 15 mph
  11. 58°Rain Showers Likely58% rain93% humidityGusts 20 mph
  12. 56°Chance Rain Showers28% rain96% humidityGusts 22 mph
  13. 54°Slight Chance Rain Showers21% rain100% humidityGusts 23 mph
  14. 53°Cloudy11% rain100% humidityGusts 23 mph
  15. 52°Mostly Cloudy10% rain100% humidityGusts 24 mph
  16. 51°Mostly Cloudy6% rain96% humidityGusts 23 mph
  17. 51°Mostly Cloudy1% rain93% humidityGusts 23 mph
  18. 50°Mostly Cloudy0% rain86% humidityGusts 24 mph
  19. 49°Partly Cloudy0% rain86% humidityGusts 24 mph
  20. 48°Partly Cloudy0% rain83% humidityGusts 25 mph
  21. 47°Partly Cloudy0% rain83% humidityGusts 25 mph
  22. 46°Mostly Cloudy0% rain89% humidityGusts 26 mph
  23. 46°Mostly Cloudy2% rain89% humidityGusts 26 mph
  24. 46°Mostly Cloudy12% rain93% humidityGusts 28 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
95%
Humidity
93–100%
Wind
24 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
17%
Humidity
63–96%
Wind
37 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

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

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
45–89%
Wind
21 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
49–100%
Wind
8 mph
  1. 58° / 51°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.95% rain · Humidity 93–100% · Wind 24 mph
  2. 52° / 41°Friday looks breezy.17% rain · Humidity 63–96% · Wind 37 mph
  3. 57° / 33°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 45–100% · Wind 13 mph
  4. 65° / 40°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 45–89% · Wind 21 mph
  5. 67° / 44°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 49–100% · Wind 8 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Iowa City area · Updated Thu 8:26 AM
26GoodUS AQI

Good through 12 PM.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground26 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Cedar Rapids radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Cedar Rapids.

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
95%
Wind
5 mph
Gusts
12 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 Iowa City area, about 22 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 Rapids, 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.