Outdoor conditions in

Maxwell

Iowa
Now
  1. 60°Rain Showers96% rain93% humidityGusts 7 mph
  2. 60°Rain Showers93% rain93% humidityGusts 8 mph
  3. 59°Rain Showers92% rain96% humidityGusts 9 mph
  4. 59°Rain Showers84% rain93% humidityGusts 14 mph
  5. 59°Rain Showers79% rain90% humidityGusts 21 mph
  6. 57°Rain Showers Likely68% rain90% humidityGusts 26 mph
  7. 57°Rain Showers Likely56% rain83% humidityGusts 29 mph
  8. 56°Chance Rain Showers41% rain80% humidityGusts 28 mph
  9. 53°Chance Rain Showers31% rain89% humidityGusts 26 mph
  10. 53°Chance Rain Showers28% rain89% humidityGusts 26 mph
  11. 53°Slight Chance Rain Showers21% rain86% humidityGusts 24 mph
  12. 53°Mostly Cloudy7% rain86% humidityGusts 26 mph
  13. 51°Mostly Cloudy5% rain83% humidityGusts 29 mph
  14. 49°Partly Cloudy2% rain80% humidityGusts 28 mph
  15. 47°Mostly Clear1% rain79% humidityGusts 25 mph
  16. 47°Partly Cloudy0% rain79% humidityGusts 25 mph
  17. 46°Mostly Cloudy0% rain86% humidityGusts 26 mph
  18. 46°Mostly Cloudy1% rain86% humidityGusts 28 mph
  19. 45°Mostly Cloudy3% rain93% humidityGusts 29 mph
  20. 46°Cloudy3% rain89% humidityGusts 30 mph
  21. 46°Cloudy6% rain89% humidityGusts 32 mph
  22. 45°Cloudy6% rain96% humidityGusts 35 mph
  23. 47°Mostly Cloudy6% rain93% humidityGusts 35 mph
  24. 48°Cloudy3% rain89% humidityGusts 37 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
98%
Humidity
80–96%
Wind
29 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
7%
Humidity
57–96%
Wind
38 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

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

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
46–93%
Wind
23 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
51–100%
Wind
8 mph
  1. 60° / 51°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.98% rain · Humidity 80–96% · Wind 29 mph
  2. 53° / 41°Friday looks breezy.7% rain · Humidity 57–96% · Wind 38 mph
  3. 59° / 32°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 45–100% · Wind 16 mph
  4. 65° / 41°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 46–93% · Wind 23 mph
  5. 68° / 45°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 51–100% · Wind 8 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

Maxwell radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Maxwell.

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
93%
Wind
5 mph
Gusts
7 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 Ames

About 18 miles away, the Ames hub looks more deeply at Ames, IA. It reflects that wider area rather than Maxwell’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 28 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 Maxwell, 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.