Outdoor conditions in

Orchard

Iowa
Now
  1. 55°Rain Showers97% rain100% humidityGusts 6 mph
  2. 55°Rain Showers97% rain100% humidityGusts 12 mph
  3. 54°Rain Showers100% rain100% humidityGusts 16 mph
  4. 54°Rain Showers89% rain100% humidityGusts 20 mph
  5. 54°Rain Showers80% rain96% humidityGusts 22 mph
  6. 53°Rain Showers Likely68% rain93% humidityGusts 22 mph
  7. 51°Chance Rain Showers49% rain96% humidityGusts 22 mph
  8. 49°Chance Rain Showers44% rain100% humidityGusts 21 mph
  9. 48°Chance Rain Showers29% rain100% humidityGusts 21 mph
  10. 48°Mostly Cloudy9% rain96% humidityGusts 23 mph
  11. 47°Mostly Cloudy2% rain89% humidityGusts 24 mph
  12. 46°Partly Cloudy0% rain86% humidityGusts 23 mph
  13. 44°Partly Cloudy0% rain89% humidityGusts 22 mph
  14. 44°Mostly Cloudy4% rain89% humidityGusts 23 mph
  15. 44°Mostly Cloudy9% rain93% humidityGusts 24 mph
  16. 43°Slight Chance Rain Showers15% rain96% humidityGusts 24 mph
  17. 43°Slight Chance Rain Showers23% rain96% humidityGusts 25 mph
  18. 42°Chance Rain Showers26% rain96% humidityGusts 29 mph
  19. 44°Chance Rain Showers35% rain96% humidityGusts 32 mph
  20. 44°Chance Rain Showers28% rain96% humidityGusts 35 mph
  21. 45°Slight Chance Rain Showers23% rain96% humidityGusts 37 mph
  22. 46°Slight Chance Rain Showers23% rain96% humidityGusts 38 mph
  23. 48°Mostly Cloudy11% rain83% humidityGusts 38 mph
  24. 48°Mostly Cloudy2% 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
89–100%
Wind
24 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
35%
Humidity
61–96%
Wind
38 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

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

Sunday looks breezy.

Rain
0%
Humidity
46–96%
Wind
26 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
50–100%
Wind
12 mph
  1. 55° / 47°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.100% rain · Humidity 89–100% · Wind 24 mph
  2. 50° / 36°Friday looks breezy.35% rain · Humidity 61–96% · Wind 38 mph
  3. 57° / 29°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 45–100% · Wind 22 mph
  4. 64° / 39°Sunday looks breezy.0% rain · Humidity 46–96% · Wind 26 mph
  5. 67° / 43°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 50–100% · Wind 12 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Waterloo area · Updated Thu 12:26 PM
4GoodUS AQI

Good through Today.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground4 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Orchard radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Orchard.

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
3 mph
Gusts
6 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 54 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 Orchard, 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.