Outdoor conditions in

Grafton

Iowa

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 55°Rain Showers100% rain93% humidityGusts 8 mph
  2. 55°Rain Showers99% rain93% humidityGusts 8 mph
  3. 55°Rain Showers100% rain93% humidityGusts 8 mph
  4. 55°Rain Showers100% rain93% humidityGusts 8 mph
  5. 54°Rain Showers96% rain93% humidityGusts 13 mph
  6. 54°Rain Showers95% rain90% humidityGusts 18 mph
  7. 53°Rain Showers92% rain86% humidityGusts 22 mph
  8. 53°Rain Showers84% rain83% humidityGusts 23 mph
  9. 53°Rain Showers Likely71% rain80% humidityGusts 23 mph
  10. 49°Rain Showers Likely62% rain93% humidityGusts 23 mph
  11. 47°Chance Rain Showers48% rain96% humidityGusts 25 mph
  12. 47°Chance Rain Showers25% rain96% humidityGusts 26 mph
  13. 46°Mostly Cloudy3% rain89% humidityGusts 30 mph
  14. 45°Partly Cloudy3% rain86% humidityGusts 30 mph
  15. 44°Partly Cloudy2% rain86% humidityGusts 28 mph
  16. 43°Mostly Cloudy1% rain86% humidityGusts 28 mph
  17. 42°Mostly Cloudy5% rain93% humidityGusts 28 mph
  18. 42°Mostly Cloudy12% rain96% humidityGusts 29 mph
  19. 43°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain93% humidityGusts 30 mph
  20. 42°Slight Chance Rain Showers24% rain96% humidityGusts 31 mph
  21. 42°Slight Chance Rain Showers24% rain96% humidityGusts 33 mph
  22. 42°Chance Rain Showers30% rain100% humidityGusts 36 mph
  23. 40°Slight Chance Rain Showers23% rain100% humidityGusts 38 mph
  24. 44°Slight Chance Rain Showers17% rain96% humidityGusts 39 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
100%
Humidity
80–96%
Wind
30 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
30%
Humidity
54–100%
Wind
40 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
42–100%
Wind
24 mph
Sun

Sunday looks breezy.

Rain
0%
Humidity
41–89%
Wind
28 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
44–100%
Wind
13 mph
  1. 55° / 45°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.100% rain · Humidity 80–96% · Wind 30 mph
  2. 51° / 37°Friday looks breezy.30% rain · Humidity 54–100% · Wind 40 mph
  3. 57° / 29°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 42–100% · Wind 24 mph
  4. 64° / 40°Sunday looks breezy.0% rain · Humidity 41–89% · Wind 28 mph
  5. 68° / 43°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 44–100% · Wind 13 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Rochester Area · Updated Thu 10:25 AM
21GoodUS AQI

Good through 12 PM.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground21 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Grafton radar

Radar animation for Grafton, 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
93%
Wind
3 mph
Gusts
8 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

Nearby regional view

Explore Mason City

About 13 miles away, the Mason City hub looks more deeply at Mason City, IA. It reflects that wider area rather than Grafton’s exact conditions.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Rochester Area, about 55 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 Grafton, 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.