Outdoor conditions in

Fairfax

Iowa
Now
  1. 57°Showers And Thunderstorms83% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  2. 57°Showers And Thunderstorms86% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  3. 58°Showers And Thunderstorms86% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  4. 58°Rain Showers91% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  5. 58°Rain Showers94% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  6. 58°Rain Showers84% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  7. 58°Rain Showers78% rain100% humidityGusts 12 mph
  8. 58°Rain Showers Likely69% rain100% humidityGusts 16 mph
  9. 58°Rain Showers Likely55% rain93% humidityGusts 21 mph
  10. 56°Chance Rain Showers27% rain93% humidityGusts 23 mph
  11. 54°Slight Chance Rain Showers19% rain93% humidityGusts 23 mph
  12. 52°Cloudy10% rain96% humidityGusts 24 mph
  13. 52°Mostly Cloudy9% rain93% humidityGusts 24 mph
  14. 51°Mostly Cloudy5% rain93% humidityGusts 24 mph
  15. 50°Mostly Cloudy1% rain89% humidityGusts 24 mph
  16. 48°Mostly Cloudy0% rain89% humidityGusts 25 mph
  17. 47°Partly Cloudy0% rain86% humidityGusts 25 mph
  18. 46°Partly Cloudy0% rain86% humidityGusts 25 mph
  19. 45°Partly Cloudy0% rain86% humidityGusts 26 mph
  20. 45°Mostly Cloudy0% rain89% humidityGusts 26 mph
  21. 45°Mostly Cloudy1% rain89% humidityGusts 28 mph
  22. 45°Mostly Cloudy10% rain93% humidityGusts 28 mph
  23. 45°Mostly Cloudy7% rain96% humidityGusts 30 mph
  24. 47°Slight Chance Rain Showers17% rain96% humidityGusts 31 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
94%
Humidity
93–100%
Wind
24 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
19%
Humidity
63–96%
Wind
38 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
45–100%
Wind
13 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
45–89%
Wind
21 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
47–96%
Wind
8 mph
  1. 58° / 51°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.94% rain · Humidity 93–100% · Wind 24 mph
  2. 52° / 41°Friday looks breezy.19% rain · Humidity 63–96% · Wind 38 mph
  3. 57° / 32°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 45–100% · Wind 13 mph
  4. 65° / 39°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 45–89% · Wind 21 mph
  5. 68° / 44°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 47–96% · Wind 8 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Iowa City area · Updated Thu 10:25 AM
30GoodUS AQI

Good through 12 PM.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground30 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Fairfax radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Fairfax.

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
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 Iowa City area, about 21 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 Fairfax, 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.