Outdoor conditions in

Collins

Iowa
Now
  1. 58°Showers And Thunderstorms81% rain93% humidityGusts 9 mph
  2. 59°Showers And Thunderstorms93% rain93% humidityGusts 9 mph
  3. 60°Rain Showers97% rain93% humidityGusts 9 mph
  4. 60°Rain Showers97% rain93% humidityGusts 7 mph
  5. 60°Rain Showers93% rain93% humidityGusts 7 mph
  6. 60°Rain Showers93% rain93% humidityGusts 9 mph
  7. 59°Rain Showers84% rain93% humidityGusts 13 mph
  8. 59°Rain Showers80% rain90% humidityGusts 20 mph
  9. 58°Rain Showers Likely70% rain87% humidityGusts 25 mph
  10. 57°Rain Showers Likely57% rain83% humidityGusts 29 mph
  11. 57°Chance Rain Showers43% rain75% humidityGusts 28 mph
  12. 54°Chance Rain Showers30% rain83% humidityGusts 26 mph
  13. 53°Chance Rain Showers28% rain86% humidityGusts 26 mph
  14. 53°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain86% humidityGusts 24 mph
  15. 52°Mostly Cloudy7% rain86% humidityGusts 26 mph
  16. 51°Mostly Cloudy5% rain83% humidityGusts 29 mph
  17. 50°Partly Cloudy2% rain77% humidityGusts 26 mph
  18. 48°Mostly Clear1% rain77% humidityGusts 25 mph
  19. 47°Partly Cloudy0% rain79% humidityGusts 25 mph
  20. 46°Mostly Cloudy0% rain86% humidityGusts 26 mph
  21. 46°Mostly Cloudy1% rain86% humidityGusts 28 mph
  22. 45°Mostly Cloudy3% rain93% humidityGusts 29 mph
  23. 45°Mostly Cloudy3% rain93% humidityGusts 30 mph
  24. 45°Cloudy7% rain93% humidityGusts 31 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
97%
Humidity
75–93%
Wind
29 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
7%
Humidity
59–96%
Wind
37 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

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

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
46–93%
Wind
23 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
50–100%
Wind
9 mph
  1. 60° / 51°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.97% rain · Humidity 75–93% · Wind 29 mph
  2. 52° / 40°Friday looks breezy.7% rain · Humidity 59–96% · Wind 37 mph
  3. 58° / 32°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 45–100% · Wind 16 mph
  4. 64° / 41°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 46–93% · Wind 23 mph
  5. 67° / 45°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 50–100% · Wind 9 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Des Moines area · Updated Thu 7:25 AM
16GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground16 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Collins radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Collins.

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
93%
Wind
5 mph
Gusts
9 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 Ames

About 22 miles away, the Ames hub looks more deeply at Ames, IA. It reflects that wider area rather than Collins’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 Des Moines area, about 31 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 Collins, 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.