Outdoor conditions in

Colo

Iowa
Now
  1. 57°Showers And Thunderstorms84% rain95% humidityGusts 9 mph
  2. 59°Showers And Thunderstorms92% rain94% humidityGusts 9 mph
  3. 60°Rain Showers97% rain93% humidityGusts 7 mph
  4. 59°Rain Showers97% rain96% humidityGusts 7 mph
  5. 60°Rain Showers92% rain93% humidityGusts 8 mph
  6. 59°Rain Showers92% rain93% humidityGusts 8 mph
  7. 59°Rain Showers85% rain93% humidityGusts 13 mph
  8. 59°Rain Showers81% rain87% humidityGusts 20 mph
  9. 57°Rain Showers Likely72% rain86% humidityGusts 24 mph
  10. 57°Rain Showers Likely55% rain80% humidityGusts 26 mph
  11. 56°Chance Rain Showers44% rain80% humidityGusts 26 mph
  12. 53°Chance Rain Showers30% rain86% humidityGusts 25 mph
  13. 53°Chance Rain Showers29% rain83% humidityGusts 25 mph
  14. 52°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain89% humidityGusts 24 mph
  15. 52°Mostly Cloudy5% rain86% humidityGusts 26 mph
  16. 50°Mostly Cloudy5% rain83% humidityGusts 29 mph
  17. 49°Partly Cloudy2% rain77% humidityGusts 26 mph
  18. 48°Partly Cloudy1% rain77% humidityGusts 24 mph
  19. 47°Partly Cloudy0% rain76% humidityGusts 25 mph
  20. 46°Mostly Cloudy0% rain86% humidityGusts 25 mph
  21. 45°Mostly Cloudy1% rain89% humidityGusts 26 mph
  22. 45°Mostly Cloudy3% rain89% humidityGusts 29 mph
  23. 45°Cloudy3% rain93% humidityGusts 30 mph
  24. 45°Cloudy8% 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
80–96%
Wind
29 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
9%
Humidity
56–100%
Wind
38 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° / 50°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.97% rain · Humidity 80–96% · Wind 29 mph
  2. 52° / 41°Friday looks breezy.9% rain · Humidity 56–100% · Wind 38 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 8:26 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

Colo radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Colo.

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
95%
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 20 miles away, the Ames hub looks more deeply at Ames, IA. It reflects that wider area rather than Colo’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 38 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 Colo, 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.