Outdoor conditions in

Leighton

Iowa
Now
  1. 62°Rain Showers85% rain93% humidityGusts 13 mph
  2. 61°Rain Showers94% rain97% humidityGusts 10 mph
  3. 61°Rain Showers95% rain97% humidityGusts 9 mph
  4. 61°Rain Showers79% rain97% humidityGusts 12 mph
  5. 62°Rain Showers Likely66% rain93% humidityGusts 16 mph
  6. 61°Rain Showers Likely58% rain90% humidityGusts 20 mph
  7. 60°Chance Rain Showers50% rain87% humidityGusts 24 mph
  8. 60°Chance Rain Showers35% rain78% humidityGusts 28 mph
  9. 56°Chance Rain Showers26% rain83% humidityGusts 29 mph
  10. 54°Slight Chance Rain Showers21% rain90% humidityGusts 30 mph
  11. 53°Mostly Cloudy13% rain89% humidityGusts 28 mph
  12. 53°Mostly Cloudy5% rain86% humidityGusts 26 mph
  13. 52°Mostly Cloudy6% rain89% humidityGusts 28 mph
  14. 52°Mostly Cloudy3% rain80% humidityGusts 30 mph
  15. 50°Partly Cloudy1% rain80% humidityGusts 30 mph
  16. 49°Partly Cloudy0% rain77% humidityGusts 29 mph
  17. 47°Partly Cloudy0% rain86% humidityGusts 29 mph
  18. 46°Mostly Cloudy1% rain86% humidityGusts 29 mph
  19. 46°Mostly Cloudy1% rain89% humidityGusts 30 mph
  20. 46°Mostly Cloudy1% rain89% humidityGusts 31 mph
  21. 46°Mostly Cloudy5% rain89% humidityGusts 32 mph
  22. 46°Mostly Cloudy5% rain93% humidityGusts 32 mph
  23. 47°Mostly Cloudy9% rain93% humidityGusts 33 mph
  24. 50°Mostly Cloudy5% rain83% humidityGusts 35 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
95%
Humidity
78–97%
Wind
30 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
10%
Humidity
59–93%
Wind
36 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

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

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
42–92%
Wind
21 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
45–100%
Wind
10 mph
  1. 62° / 52°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.95% rain · Humidity 78–97% · Wind 30 mph
  2. 52° / 43°Friday looks breezy.10% rain · Humidity 59–93% · Wind 36 mph
  3. 59° / 33°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 42–100% · Wind 14 mph
  4. 66° / 40°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 42–92% · Wind 21 mph
  5. 68° / 45°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 45–100% · Wind 10 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Des Moines area · Updated Thu 11:26 AM
30GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground30 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Leighton radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Leighton.

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
93%
Wind
6 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 Des Moines area, about 47 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 Leighton, 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.