Outdoor conditions in

Dows

Iowa
Now
  1. 56°Rain Showers94% rain90% humidityGusts 6 mph
  2. 57°Rain Showers99% rain86% humidityGusts 7 mph
  3. 57°Rain Showers99% rain86% humidityGusts 7 mph
  4. 57°Rain Showers98% rain86% humidityGusts 8 mph
  5. 55°Rain Showers99% rain90% humidityGusts 10 mph
  6. 55°Rain Showers91% rain86% humidityGusts 15 mph
  7. 56°Rain Showers87% rain77% humidityGusts 20 mph
  8. 54°Rain Showers85% rain77% humidityGusts 23 mph
  9. 54°Rain Showers Likely71% rain71% humidityGusts 25 mph
  10. 54°Rain Showers Likely56% rain71% humidityGusts 23 mph
  11. 51°Chance Rain Showers42% rain80% humidityGusts 22 mph
  12. 50°Chance Rain Showers38% rain83% humidityGusts 22 mph
  13. 49°Slight Chance Rain Showers19% rain83% humidityGusts 23 mph
  14. 48°Mostly Cloudy3% rain80% humidityGusts 29 mph
  15. 46°Partly Cloudy2% rain76% humidityGusts 26 mph
  16. 45°Partly Cloudy2% rain76% humidityGusts 23 mph
  17. 43°Partly Cloudy1% rain79% humidityGusts 22 mph
  18. 43°Mostly Cloudy1% rain79% humidityGusts 23 mph
  19. 42°Mostly Cloudy3% rain79% humidityGusts 25 mph
  20. 43°Cloudy8% rain79% humidityGusts 26 mph
  21. 42°Cloudy12% rain82% humidityGusts 29 mph
  22. 42°Slight Chance Rain Showers16% rain86% humidityGusts 30 mph
  23. 42°Slight Chance Rain Showers17% rain86% humidityGusts 31 mph
  24. 41°Slight Chance Rain Showers24% rain86% humidityGusts 33 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
99%
Humidity
71–93%
Wind
29 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
24%
Humidity
43–86%
Wind
37 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
33–96%
Wind
20 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
30–82%
Wind
24 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
36–89%
Wind
9 mph
  1. 57° / 46°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.99% rain · Humidity 71–93% · Wind 29 mph
  2. 52° / 37°Friday looks breezy.24% rain · Humidity 43–86% · Wind 37 mph
  3. 58° / 30°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 33–96% · Wind 20 mph
  4. 65° / 40°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 30–82% · Wind 24 mph
  5. 67° / 44°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 36–89% · Wind 9 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Waterloo area · Updated Thu 9:25 AM
16GoodUS AQI

Good through 12 PM.

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

Dows radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Dows.

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
90%
Wind
5 mph
Gusts
6 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 Waterloo area, about 57 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 Dows, 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.