Outdoor conditions in

Palmer

Iowa

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 53°Rain Showers91% rain93% humidityGusts 18 mph
  2. 53°Rain Showers89% rain89% humidityGusts 20 mph
  3. 54°Rain Showers87% rain86% humidityGusts 22 mph
  4. 53°Rain Showers78% rain86% humidityGusts 23 mph
  5. 54°Rain Showers Likely66% rain83% humidityGusts 23 mph
  6. 53°Chance Rain Showers44% rain83% humidityGusts 23 mph
  7. 51°Chance Rain Showers30% rain89% humidityGusts 23 mph
  8. 49°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain93% humidityGusts 26 mph
  9. 48°Mostly Cloudy5% rain83% humidityGusts 28 mph
  10. 47°Partly Cloudy1% rain79% humidityGusts 29 mph
  11. 45°Partly Cloudy1% rain82% humidityGusts 28 mph
  12. 44°Mostly Cloudy1% rain82% humidityGusts 26 mph
  13. 43°Mostly Cloudy1% rain89% humidityGusts 26 mph
  14. 42°Mostly Cloudy1% rain93% humidityGusts 28 mph
  15. 42°Mostly Cloudy1% rain93% humidityGusts 29 mph
  16. 43°Mostly Cloudy4% rain93% humidityGusts 31 mph
  17. 42°Cloudy5% rain96% humidityGusts 32 mph
  18. 42°Cloudy6% rain96% humidityGusts 35 mph
  19. 42°Cloudy10% rain96% humidityGusts 37 mph
  20. 41°Cloudy6% rain100% humidityGusts 38 mph
  21. 43°Cloudy5% rain100% humidityGusts 39 mph
  22. 46°Cloudy3% rain86% humidityGusts 40 mph
  23. 47°Cloudy1% rain76% humidityGusts 39 mph
  24. 48°Cloudy0% rain71% humidityGusts 38 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
99%
Humidity
79–96%
Wind
29 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
10%
Humidity
56–100%
Wind
40 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

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

Sunday looks breezy.

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

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
49–100%
Wind
10 mph
  1. 55° / 45°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.99% rain · Humidity 79–96% · Wind 29 mph
  2. 51° / 38°Friday looks breezy.10% rain · Humidity 56–100% · Wind 40 mph
  3. 58° / 30°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 44–100% · Wind 22 mph
  4. 65° / 41°Sunday looks breezy.0% rain · Humidity 43–89% · Wind 25 mph
  5. 67° / 44°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 49–100% · Wind 10 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Pisgah area · Updated Thu 12:26 PM
6GoodUS AQI

Good through Today.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground6 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Palmer radar

Radar animation for Palmer, 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 10 mph. Gusts may reach 18 mph. Thunder is possible.

Humidity
93%
Wind
10 mph
Gusts
18 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 Pisgah area, about 87 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 Palmer, 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.