Outdoor conditions in

Grimes

Iowa
Now
  1. 59°Showers And Thunderstorms95% rain94% humidityGusts 8 mph
  2. 60°Rain Showers99% rain93% humidityGusts 9 mph
  3. 60°Rain Showers95% rain93% humidityGusts 10 mph
  4. 60°Rain Showers92% rain93% humidityGusts 12 mph
  5. 59°Rain Showers90% rain93% humidityGusts 15 mph
  6. 59°Rain Showers85% rain90% humidityGusts 17 mph
  7. 59°Rain Showers75% rain87% humidityGusts 23 mph
  8. 57°Rain Showers Likely64% rain86% humidityGusts 26 mph
  9. 57°Rain Showers Likely60% rain83% humidityGusts 28 mph
  10. 56°Chance Rain Showers37% rain80% humidityGusts 26 mph
  11. 54°Chance Rain Showers31% rain86% humidityGusts 25 mph
  12. 52°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain89% humidityGusts 26 mph
  13. 52°Slight Chance Rain Showers17% rain89% humidityGusts 26 mph
  14. 52°Mostly Cloudy5% rain86% humidityGusts 30 mph
  15. 50°Mostly Cloudy5% rain83% humidityGusts 30 mph
  16. 50°Partly Cloudy2% rain74% humidityGusts 28 mph
  17. 48°Mostly Clear1% rain74% humidityGusts 26 mph
  18. 47°Partly Cloudy0% rain79% humidityGusts 28 mph
  19. 46°Mostly Cloudy0% rain83% humidityGusts 28 mph
  20. 46°Mostly Cloudy1% rain83% humidityGusts 29 mph
  21. 45°Mostly Cloudy3% rain89% humidityGusts 31 mph
  22. 45°Mostly Cloudy3% rain89% humidityGusts 32 mph
  23. 45°Mostly Cloudy6% rain89% humidityGusts 33 mph
  24. 44°Mostly Cloudy7% rain93% humidityGusts 36 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
99%
Humidity
80–95%
Wind
30 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
7%
Humidity
63–93%
Wind
37 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

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

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
48–89%
Wind
22 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
54–100%
Wind
10 mph
  1. 60° / 50°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.99% rain · Humidity 80–95% · Wind 30 mph
  2. 51° / 41°Friday looks breezy.7% rain · Humidity 63–93% · Wind 37 mph
  3. 59° / 32°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 45–100% · Wind 16 mph
  4. 65° / 42°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 48–89% · Wind 22 mph
  5. 67° / 46°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 54–100% · Wind 10 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Des Moines area · Updated Thu 9:25 AM
28GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground28 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Grimes radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Grimes.

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
94%
Wind
5 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 Des Moines-West Des Moines

About 7 miles away, the Des Moines-West Des Moines hub looks more deeply at Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. It reflects that wider area rather than Grimes’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 Des Moines area, about 12 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 Grimes, 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.