Outdoor conditions in

Gladbrook

Iowa

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 58°Rain Showers88% rain94% humidityGusts 12 mph
  2. 58°Rain Showers92% rain93% humidityGusts 10 mph
  3. 58°Rain Showers96% rain93% humidityGusts 8 mph
  4. 58°Rain Showers97% rain93% humidityGusts 7 mph
  5. 58°Rain Showers96% rain93% humidityGusts 7 mph
  6. 58°Rain Showers92% rain93% humidityGusts 8 mph
  7. 58°Rain Showers80% rain93% humidityGusts 13 mph
  8. 58°Rain Showers Likely74% rain87% humidityGusts 17 mph
  9. 58°Rain Showers Likely58% rain83% humidityGusts 22 mph
  10. 57°Chance Rain Showers51% rain80% humidityGusts 24 mph
  11. 54°Chance Rain Showers43% rain83% humidityGusts 26 mph
  12. 53°Chance Rain Showers35% rain83% humidityGusts 28 mph
  13. 52°Chance Rain Showers29% rain86% humidityGusts 24 mph
  14. 51°Cloudy6% rain86% humidityGusts 24 mph
  15. 50°Mostly Cloudy5% rain83% humidityGusts 28 mph
  16. 50°Partly Cloudy2% rain77% humidityGusts 26 mph
  17. 48°Mostly Clear1% rain74% humidityGusts 25 mph
  18. 46°Partly Cloudy0% rain79% humidityGusts 25 mph
  19. 46°Mostly Cloudy0% rain79% humidityGusts 25 mph
  20. 45°Mostly Cloudy1% rain82% humidityGusts 26 mph
  21. 44°Mostly Cloudy4% rain89% humidityGusts 28 mph
  22. 44°Mostly Cloudy6% rain89% humidityGusts 29 mph
  23. 44°Cloudy12% rain93% humidityGusts 29 mph
  24. 43°Slight Chance Rain Showers15% rain96% humidityGusts 30 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
97%
Humidity
80–95%
Wind
28 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
20%
Humidity
56–96%
Wind
38 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

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

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

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

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
48–96%
Wind
10 mph
  1. 58° / 50°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.97% rain · Humidity 80–95% · Wind 28 mph
  2. 52° / 40°Friday looks breezy.20% rain · Humidity 56–96% · Wind 38 mph
  3. 57° / 30°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 45–100% · Wind 16 mph
  4. 64° / 40°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 45–89% · Wind 23 mph
  5. 66° / 44°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 48–96% · Wind 10 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

Gladbrook radar

Radar animation for Gladbrook, 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
6 mph
Gusts
12 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 27 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 Gladbrook, 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.