Outdoor conditions in

Diagonal

Iowa

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 60°Showers And Thunderstorms88% rain94% humidityGusts 9 mph
  2. 61°Rain Showers95% rain93% humidityGusts 8 mph
  3. 62°Rain Showers92% rain93% humidityGusts 9 mph
  4. 62°Rain Showers80% rain93% humidityGusts 13 mph
  5. 61°Showers And Thunderstorms78% rain93% humidityGusts 15 mph
  6. 60°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely68% rain93% humidityGusts 18 mph
  7. 60°Showers And Thunderstorms Likely67% rain87% humidityGusts 23 mph
  8. 57°Chance Rain Showers44% rain93% humidityGusts 25 mph
  9. 57°Chance Rain Showers31% rain86% humidityGusts 28 mph
  10. 56°Chance Rain Showers25% rain86% humidityGusts 28 mph
  11. 53°Slight Chance Rain Showers18% rain93% humidityGusts 28 mph
  12. 52°Mostly Cloudy10% rain93% humidityGusts 29 mph
  13. 52°Mostly Cloudy5% rain89% humidityGusts 29 mph
  14. 52°Mostly Cloudy2% rain86% humidityGusts 30 mph
  15. 50°Partly Cloudy1% rain83% humidityGusts 31 mph
  16. 48°Partly Cloudy1% rain80% humidityGusts 29 mph
  17. 46°Mostly Clear1% rain83% humidityGusts 28 mph
  18. 45°Mostly Clear0% rain82% humidityGusts 28 mph
  19. 44°Partly Cloudy0% rain86% humidityGusts 29 mph
  20. 43°Partly Cloudy1% rain89% humidityGusts 29 mph
  21. 43°Mostly Cloudy1% rain89% humidityGusts 29 mph
  22. 43°Partly Sunny2% rain89% humidityGusts 31 mph
  23. 43°Mostly Cloudy4% rain89% humidityGusts 32 mph
  24. 42°Mostly Cloudy4% rain96% humidityGusts 33 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
95%
Humidity
83–95%
Wind
31 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
4%
Humidity
68–96%
Wind
38 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
51–100%
Wind
15 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
48–100%
Wind
23 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
55–96%
Wind
13 mph
  1. 62° / 50°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.95% rain · Humidity 83–95% · Wind 31 mph
  2. 51° / 40°Friday looks breezy.4% rain · Humidity 68–96% · Wind 38 mph
  3. 58° / 31°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 51–100% · Wind 15 mph
  4. 65° / 38°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 48–100% · Wind 23 mph
  5. 68° / 46°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 55–96% · Wind 13 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Viking Lake State Park area · Updated Thu 9:25 AM
33GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground33 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Diagonal radar

Radar animation for Diagonal, covering the past four hours. A marked spot changes the map view, not the forecast on this page.

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
94%
Wind
3 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 Viking Lake State Park 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 Diagonal, 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.