Outdoor conditions in

Dawson

Iowa
Now
  1. 59°Rain Showers98% rain93% humidityGusts 9 mph
  2. 58°Rain Showers91% rain93% humidityGusts 12 mph
  3. 59°Rain Showers89% rain90% humidityGusts 14 mph
  4. 57°Rain Showers87% rain93% humidityGusts 16 mph
  5. 57°Rain Showers78% rain90% humidityGusts 20 mph
  6. 58°Rain Showers Likely74% rain83% humidityGusts 23 mph
  7. 55°Rain Showers Likely61% rain86% humidityGusts 25 mph
  8. 56°Chance Rain Showers53% rain80% humidityGusts 24 mph
  9. 56°Chance Rain Showers36% rain77% humidityGusts 24 mph
  10. 53°Chance Rain Showers27% rain86% humidityGusts 24 mph
  11. 52°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain89% humidityGusts 25 mph
  12. 51°Mostly Cloudy13% rain93% humidityGusts 28 mph
  13. 50°Mostly Cloudy2% rain86% humidityGusts 31 mph
  14. 49°Partly Cloudy2% rain80% humidityGusts 30 mph
  15. 47°Partly Cloudy2% rain83% humidityGusts 26 mph
  16. 45°Partly Cloudy1% rain82% humidityGusts 26 mph
  17. 45°Partly Cloudy0% rain86% humidityGusts 26 mph
  18. 44°Mostly Cloudy1% rain89% humidityGusts 28 mph
  19. 44°Mostly Cloudy2% rain89% humidityGusts 29 mph
  20. 43°Mostly Cloudy2% rain93% humidityGusts 30 mph
  21. 43°Mostly Cloudy4% rain96% humidityGusts 32 mph
  22. 43°Mostly Cloudy6% rain96% humidityGusts 33 mph
  23. 43°Mostly Cloudy6% rain100% humidityGusts 36 mph
  24. 44°Mostly Cloudy8% rain100% humidityGusts 36 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
98%
Humidity
77–98%
Wind
31 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
8%
Humidity
54–100%
Wind
38 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

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

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
45–93%
Wind
22 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
50–100%
Wind
9 mph
  1. 59° / 49°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.98% rain · Humidity 77–98% · Wind 31 mph
  2. 53° / 39°Friday looks breezy.8% rain · Humidity 54–100% · Wind 38 mph
  3. 60° / 30°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 42–100% · Wind 17 mph
  4. 65° / 41°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 45–93% · Wind 22 mph
  5. 68° / 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 10:25 AM
26GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

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

Dawson radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Dawson.

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
6 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.

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 36 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 Dawson, 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.