Outdoor conditions in

Chapin

Iowa

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 54°Rain Showers80% rain93% humidityGusts 8 mph
  2. 56°Rain Showers93% rain90% humidityGusts 8 mph
  3. 57°Rain Showers100% rain86% humidityGusts 7 mph
  4. 57°Rain Showers99% rain86% humidityGusts 7 mph
  5. 57°Rain Showers99% rain86% humidityGusts 7 mph
  6. 56°Rain Showers99% rain86% humidityGusts 8 mph
  7. 56°Rain Showers92% rain83% humidityGusts 13 mph
  8. 56°Rain Showers87% rain80% humidityGusts 18 mph
  9. 55°Rain Showers86% rain77% humidityGusts 23 mph
  10. 55°Rain Showers78% rain74% humidityGusts 24 mph
  11. 55°Rain Showers Likely61% rain69% humidityGusts 23 mph
  12. 52°Chance Rain Showers49% rain77% humidityGusts 22 mph
  13. 49°Chance Rain Showers44% rain86% humidityGusts 23 mph
  14. 49°Slight Chance Rain Showers23% rain83% humidityGusts 24 mph
  15. 48°Mostly Cloudy3% rain80% humidityGusts 29 mph
  16. 46°Partly Cloudy3% rain76% humidityGusts 28 mph
  17. 46°Partly Cloudy2% rain73% humidityGusts 24 mph
  18. 45°Partly Cloudy1% rain73% humidityGusts 24 mph
  19. 44°Mostly Cloudy1% rain79% humidityGusts 24 mph
  20. 44°Mostly Cloudy5% rain73% humidityGusts 26 mph
  21. 44°Mostly Cloudy7% rain76% humidityGusts 28 mph
  22. 42°Cloudy14% rain82% humidityGusts 29 mph
  23. 42°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain86% humidityGusts 30 mph
  24. 42°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain89% humidityGusts 32 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
100%
Humidity
69–93%
Wind
29 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
22%
Humidity
43–89%
Wind
38 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
34–88%
Wind
20 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
31–82%
Wind
24 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
36–89%
Wind
10 mph
  1. 57° / 46°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.100% rain · Humidity 69–93% · Wind 29 mph
  2. 52° / 37°Friday looks breezy.22% rain · Humidity 43–89% · Wind 38 mph
  3. 58° / 30°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 34–88% · Wind 20 mph
  4. 64° / 40°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 31–82% · Wind 24 mph
  5. 67° / 44°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 36–89% · 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

Chapin radar

Radar animation for Chapin, 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
93%
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 48 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 Chapin, 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.