Outdoor conditions in

Elgin

Iowa
Now
  1. 54°Rain Showers94% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  2. 54°Rain Showers100% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  3. 55°Rain Showers99% rain96% humidityGusts 8 mph
  4. 56°Rain Showers97% rain93% humidityGusts 7 mph
  5. 56°Rain Showers93% rain96% humidityGusts 8 mph
  6. 56°Rain Showers93% rain96% humidityGusts 9 mph
  7. 56°Rain Showers86% rain96% humidityGusts 10 mph
  8. 56°Rain Showers76% rain90% humidityGusts 14 mph
  9. 55°Rain Showers Likely73% rain90% humidityGusts 18 mph
  10. 54°Rain Showers Likely61% rain86% humidityGusts 23 mph
  11. 51°Chance Rain Showers42% rain96% humidityGusts 23 mph
  12. 49°Chance Rain Showers41% rain100% humidityGusts 23 mph
  13. 48°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain100% humidityGusts 21 mph
  14. 48°Mostly Cloudy10% rain100% humidityGusts 22 mph
  15. 47°Mostly Cloudy5% rain96% humidityGusts 22 mph
  16. 46°Mostly Cloudy1% rain89% humidityGusts 23 mph
  17. 45°Mostly Cloudy1% rain89% humidityGusts 23 mph
  18. 43°Mostly Cloudy1% rain93% humidityGusts 24 mph
  19. 44°Mostly Cloudy4% rain89% humidityGusts 24 mph
  20. 43°Mostly Cloudy8% rain93% humidityGusts 25 mph
  21. 44°Mostly Cloudy12% rain93% humidityGusts 28 mph
  22. 44°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain96% humidityGusts 30 mph
  23. 43°Chance Rain Showers32% rain100% humidityGusts 31 mph
  24. 45°Chance Rain Showers27% rain96% humidityGusts 32 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
100%
Humidity
86–100%
Wind
23 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
32%
Humidity
54–100%
Wind
32 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
40–96%
Wind
18 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
43–89%
Wind
24 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
48–100%
Wind
12 mph
  1. 56° / 48°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.100% rain · Humidity 86–100% · Wind 23 mph
  2. 51° / 38°Friday looks breezy.32% rain · Humidity 54–100% · Wind 32 mph
  3. 58° / 31°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 40–96% · Wind 18 mph
  4. 64° / 40°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 43–89% · Wind 24 mph
  5. 66° / 43°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 48–100% · Wind 12 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Waterloo area · Updated Thu 10:25 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

Elgin radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Elgin.

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
100%
Wind
5 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 Waterloo area, about 50 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 Elgin, 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.