Outdoor conditions in

Independence

Iowa
Now
  1. 55°Showers And Thunderstorms93% rain100% humidityGusts 12 mph
  2. 55°Showers And Thunderstorms94% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  3. 55°Rain Showers98% rain100% humidityGusts 7 mph
  4. 56°Rain Showers95% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  5. 56°Rain Showers89% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  6. 56°Rain Showers77% rain100% humidityGusts 13 mph
  7. 56°Rain Showers Likely63% rain96% humidityGusts 17 mph
  8. 56°Chance Rain Showers46% rain90% humidityGusts 22 mph
  9. 54°Chance Rain Showers39% rain90% humidityGusts 25 mph
  10. 51°Chance Rain Showers31% rain96% humidityGusts 26 mph
  11. 50°Slight Chance Rain Showers24% rain100% humidityGusts 26 mph
  12. 50°Cloudy10% rain96% humidityGusts 28 mph
  13. 49°Cloudy6% rain96% humidityGusts 30 mph
  14. 47°Mostly Cloudy1% rain96% humidityGusts 30 mph
  15. 46°Mostly Cloudy0% rain89% humidityGusts 30 mph
  16. 45°Partly Cloudy0% rain89% humidityGusts 30 mph
  17. 44°Partly Cloudy0% rain89% humidityGusts 30 mph
  18. 43°Mostly Cloudy0% rain93% humidityGusts 31 mph
  19. 43°Mostly Cloudy6% rain96% humidityGusts 31 mph
  20. 43°Mostly Cloudy6% rain100% humidityGusts 31 mph
  21. 43°Mostly Cloudy8% rain100% humidityGusts 32 mph
  22. 43°Slight Chance Rain Showers18% rain100% humidityGusts 33 mph
  23. 45°Slight Chance Rain Showers24% rain100% humidityGusts 36 mph
  24. 47°Slight Chance Rain Showers19% rain96% humidityGusts 38 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
98%
Humidity
90–100%
Wind
30 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
24%
Humidity
59–100%
Wind
40 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
43–96%
Wind
18 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
43–92%
Wind
24 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
47–100%
Wind
13 mph
  1. 56° / 49°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.98% rain · Humidity 90–100% · Wind 30 mph
  2. 51° / 40°Friday looks breezy.24% rain · Humidity 59–100% · Wind 40 mph
  3. 57° / 32°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 43–96% · Wind 18 mph
  4. 64° / 39°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 43–92% · Wind 24 mph
  5. 67° / 43°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 47–100% · Wind 13 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Waterloo area · Updated Thu 11:26 AM
8GoodUS AQI

Good through 12 PM.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground8 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Independence radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Independence.

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
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 25 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 Independence, 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.