Outdoor conditions in

Defiance

Iowa
Now
  1. 53°Showers And Thunderstorms96% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  2. 55°Rain Showers86% rain100% humidityGusts 13 mph
  3. 55°Rain Showers82% rain91% humidityGusts 15 mph
  4. 55°Rain Showers79% rain91% humidityGusts 17 mph
  5. 54°Rain Showers85% rain87% humidityGusts 20 mph
  6. 55°Rain Showers Likely73% rain81% humidityGusts 21 mph
  7. 55°Rain Showers Likely61% rain74% humidityGusts 23 mph
  8. 54°Chance Rain Showers49% rain75% humidityGusts 24 mph
  9. 55°Chance Rain Showers41% rain70% humidityGusts 24 mph
  10. 55°Chance Rain Showers32% rain67% humidityGusts 24 mph
  11. 52°Slight Chance Rain Showers23% rain76% humidityGusts 24 mph
  12. 49°Slight Chance Rain Showers15% rain82% humidityGusts 25 mph
  13. 47°Mostly Cloudy10% rain79% humidityGusts 30 mph
  14. 46°Mostly Clear5% rain76% humidityGusts 30 mph
  15. 44°Mostly Clear0% rain79% humidityGusts 31 mph
  16. 44°Mostly Clear0% rain79% humidityGusts 29 mph
  17. 43°Mostly Clear0% rain82% humidityGusts 26 mph
  18. 42°Partly Cloudy1% rain86% humidityGusts 28 mph
  19. 42°Mostly Cloudy1% rain89% humidityGusts 28 mph
  20. 42°Mostly Cloudy1% rain89% humidityGusts 29 mph
  21. 41°Cloudy2% rain93% humidityGusts 30 mph
  22. 41°Cloudy2% rain96% humidityGusts 32 mph
  23. 41°Cloudy4% rain96% humidityGusts 33 mph
  24. 40°Cloudy4% rain100% humidityGusts 36 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
97%
Humidity
67–100%
Wind
31 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
4%
Humidity
48–100%
Wind
38 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
39–100%
Wind
21 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
40–92%
Wind
24 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
2%
Humidity
43–100%
Wind
13 mph
  1. 55° / 44°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.97% rain · Humidity 67–100% · Wind 31 mph
  2. 51° / 37°Friday looks breezy.4% rain · Humidity 48–100% · Wind 38 mph
  3. 59° / 30°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 39–100% · Wind 21 mph
  4. 64° / 40°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 40–92% · Wind 24 mph
  5. 67° / 44°Monday looks fairly quiet.2% rain · Humidity 43–100% · Wind 13 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Pisgah area · Updated Thu 9:25 AM
10GoodUS AQI

Good through 12 PM.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground10 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Defiance radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Defiance.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

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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
100%
Wind
6 mph
Gusts
10 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 Pisgah area, about 30 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 Defiance, 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.