Outdoor conditions in

Lakota

Iowa

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 53°Rain Showers99% rain93% humidityGusts 13 mph
  2. 53°Rain Showers98% rain93% humidityGusts 16 mph
  3. 53°Rain Showers98% rain93% humidityGusts 18 mph
  4. 52°Rain Showers92% rain93% humidityGusts 20 mph
  5. 53°Rain Showers87% rain89% humidityGusts 21 mph
  6. 52°Rain Showers76% rain89% humidityGusts 23 mph
  7. 53°Rain Showers Likely68% rain83% humidityGusts 21 mph
  8. 53°Chance Rain Showers53% rain83% humidityGusts 21 mph
  9. 51°Chance Rain Showers39% rain89% humidityGusts 21 mph
  10. 49°Slight Chance Rain Showers21% rain89% humidityGusts 29 mph
  11. 47°Mostly Cloudy7% rain83% humidityGusts 30 mph
  12. 46°Partly Cloudy1% rain79% humidityGusts 30 mph
  13. 44°Mostly Cloudy1% rain82% humidityGusts 30 mph
  14. 44°Mostly Cloudy1% rain86% humidityGusts 29 mph
  15. 43°Mostly Cloudy1% rain89% humidityGusts 29 mph
  16. 43°Mostly Cloudy6% rain93% humidityGusts 31 mph
  17. 43°Cloudy9% rain93% humidityGusts 32 mph
  18. 43°Cloudy12% rain93% humidityGusts 35 mph
  19. 41°Cloudy14% rain100% humidityGusts 37 mph
  20. 41°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain100% humidityGusts 39 mph
  21. 41°Chance Rain Showers28% rain100% humidityGusts 40 mph
  22. 40°Slight Chance Rain Showers23% rain100% humidityGusts 41 mph
  23. 43°Cloudy8% rain100% humidityGusts 43 mph
  24. 46°Cloudy3% rain89% humidityGusts 44 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
100%
Humidity
79–95%
Wind
30 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
28%
Humidity
56–100%
Wind
44 mph
Sat

Saturday looks breezy.

Rain
0%
Humidity
44–100%
Wind
29 mph
Sun

Sunday looks breezy.

Rain
0%
Humidity
43–89%
Wind
31 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
47–100%
Wind
14 mph
  1. 53° / 44°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.100% rain · Humidity 79–95% · Wind 30 mph
  2. 52° / 37°Friday looks breezy.28% rain · Humidity 56–100% · Wind 44 mph
  3. 58° / 30°Saturday looks breezy.0% rain · Humidity 44–100% · Wind 29 mph
  4. 65° / 40°Sunday looks breezy.0% rain · Humidity 43–89% · Wind 31 mph
  5. 68° / 43°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 47–100% · Wind 14 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

South Central Minnesota area · Updated Thu 11:26 AM
28GoodUS AQI

Good through 12 PM.

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

Lakota radar

Radar animation for Lakota, 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

Sustained wind is 8 mph. Thunder is possible.

Humidity
93%
Wind
8 mph
Gusts
13 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 South Central Minnesota area, about 61 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 Lakota, 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.