Outdoor conditions in

Chelsea

Iowa
Now
  1. 59°Rain Showers80% rain92% humidityGusts 13 mph
  2. 60°Showers And Thunderstorms81% rain90% humidityGusts 12 mph
  3. 60°Showers And Thunderstorms87% rain90% humidityGusts 12 mph
  4. 60°Showers And Thunderstorms94% rain90% humidityGusts 8 mph
  5. 59°Rain Showers98% rain93% humidityGusts 7 mph
  6. 60°Rain Showers86% rain93% humidityGusts 8 mph
  7. 60°Rain Showers Likely72% rain90% humidityGusts 10 mph
  8. 60°Rain Showers Likely70% rain90% humidityGusts 14 mph
  9. 60°Rain Showers Likely57% rain84% humidityGusts 17 mph
  10. 59°Rain Showers Likely55% rain80% humidityGusts 24 mph
  11. 56°Chance Rain Showers38% rain83% humidityGusts 28 mph
  12. 54°Chance Rain Showers27% rain83% humidityGusts 28 mph
  13. 53°Slight Chance Rain Showers21% rain86% humidityGusts 25 mph
  14. 52°Cloudy5% rain86% humidityGusts 24 mph
  15. 50°Mostly Cloudy6% rain89% humidityGusts 25 mph
  16. 50°Mostly Cloudy2% rain83% humidityGusts 26 mph
  17. 48°Partly Cloudy1% rain80% humidityGusts 26 mph
  18. 47°Partly Cloudy0% rain76% humidityGusts 25 mph
  19. 46°Partly Cloudy0% rain79% humidityGusts 24 mph
  20. 45°Mostly Cloudy1% rain79% humidityGusts 25 mph
  21. 44°Mostly Cloudy3% rain86% humidityGusts 26 mph
  22. 44°Mostly Cloudy5% rain89% humidityGusts 26 mph
  23. 44°Mostly Cloudy9% rain89% humidityGusts 28 mph
  24. 44°Mostly Cloudy10% rain93% humidityGusts 29 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
98%
Humidity
80–94%
Wind
28 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
19%
Humidity
59–93%
Wind
35 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
42–100%
Wind
14 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
41–89%
Wind
20 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
45–96%
Wind
8 mph
  1. 60° / 50°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.98% rain · Humidity 80–94% · Wind 28 mph
  2. 52° / 41°Friday looks breezy.19% rain · Humidity 59–93% · Wind 35 mph
  3. 58° / 30°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 42–100% · Wind 14 mph
  4. 65° / 39°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 41–89% · Wind 20 mph
  5. 67° / 43°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 45–96% · Wind 8 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Waterloo area · Updated Thu 8:26 AM
9GoodUS AQI

Good through 12 PM.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground9 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Chelsea radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Chelsea.

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
92%
Wind
7 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 40 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 Chelsea, 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.