Outdoor conditions in

Oelwein

Iowa
Now
  1. 56°Rain Showers98% rain96% humidityGusts 9 mph
  2. 56°Rain Showers98% rain96% humidityGusts 8 mph
  3. 56°Rain Showers92% rain93% humidityGusts 9 mph
  4. 57°Rain Showers95% rain90% humidityGusts 12 mph
  5. 57°Rain Showers80% rain90% humidityGusts 13 mph
  6. 56°Rain Showers Likely71% rain86% humidityGusts 17 mph
  7. 56°Rain Showers Likely61% rain80% humidityGusts 23 mph
  8. 54°Chance Rain Showers49% rain86% humidityGusts 26 mph
  9. 51°Chance Rain Showers32% rain93% humidityGusts 26 mph
  10. 50°Chance Rain Showers28% rain93% humidityGusts 24 mph
  11. 49°Cloudy13% rain96% humidityGusts 23 mph
  12. 48°Cloudy7% rain96% humidityGusts 24 mph
  13. 47°Mostly Cloudy2% rain93% humidityGusts 26 mph
  14. 46°Mostly Cloudy0% rain89% humidityGusts 26 mph
  15. 44°Partly Cloudy0% rain93% humidityGusts 26 mph
  16. 43°Mostly Cloudy0% rain93% humidityGusts 28 mph
  17. 44°Mostly Cloudy2% rain89% humidityGusts 28 mph
  18. 43°Mostly Cloudy7% rain96% humidityGusts 28 mph
  19. 44°Mostly Cloudy12% rain96% humidityGusts 30 mph
  20. 44°Slight Chance Rain Showers16% rain100% humidityGusts 32 mph
  21. 43°Slight Chance Rain Showers23% rain100% humidityGusts 35 mph
  22. 45°Slight Chance Rain Showers23% rain100% humidityGusts 36 mph
  23. 48°Slight Chance Rain Showers19% rain89% humidityGusts 37 mph
  24. 48°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain80% humidityGusts 38 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
100%
Humidity
80–100%
Wind
26 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
23%
Humidity
56–100%
Wind
39 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
40–100%
Wind
20 mph
Sun

Sunday looks breezy.

Rain
0%
Humidity
41–92%
Wind
26 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
45–100%
Wind
15 mph
  1. 57° / 48°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.100% rain · Humidity 80–100% · Wind 26 mph
  2. 50° / 38°Friday looks breezy.23% rain · Humidity 56–100% · Wind 39 mph
  3. 57° / 31°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 40–100% · Wind 20 mph
  4. 63° / 40°Sunday looks breezy.0% rain · Humidity 41–92% · Wind 26 mph
  5. 66° / 44°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 45–100% · Wind 15 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

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

Good through Today.

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

Oelwein radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Oelwein.

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
96%
Wind
5 mph
Gusts
9 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 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 Oelwein, 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.