Outdoor conditions in

Pilot Mound

Iowa
Now
  1. 58°Rain Showers90% rain90% humidityGusts 13 mph
  2. 56°Rain Showers88% rain96% humidityGusts 16 mph
  3. 55°Rain Showers82% rain93% humidityGusts 20 mph
  4. 57°Rain Showers81% rain80% humidityGusts 22 mph
  5. 54°Rain Showers Likely72% rain86% humidityGusts 24 mph
  6. 54°Rain Showers Likely60% rain86% humidityGusts 24 mph
  7. 54°Chance Rain Showers39% rain83% humidityGusts 23 mph
  8. 52°Chance Rain Showers34% rain89% humidityGusts 23 mph
  9. 51°Slight Chance Rain Showers24% rain89% humidityGusts 24 mph
  10. 50°Slight Chance Rain Showers19% rain93% humidityGusts 26 mph
  11. 50°Mostly Cloudy3% rain86% humidityGusts 29 mph
  12. 48°Mostly Cloudy2% rain83% humidityGusts 28 mph
  13. 46°Partly Cloudy2% rain83% humidityGusts 24 mph
  14. 44°Partly Cloudy1% rain86% humidityGusts 25 mph
  15. 44°Mostly Cloudy0% rain86% humidityGusts 25 mph
  16. 43°Mostly Cloudy1% rain93% humidityGusts 26 mph
  17. 44°Mostly Cloudy3% rain89% humidityGusts 28 mph
  18. 43°Mostly Cloudy5% rain96% humidityGusts 30 mph
  19. 43°Cloudy5% rain96% humidityGusts 30 mph
  20. 43°Cloudy8% rain96% humidityGusts 32 mph
  21. 42°Cloudy8% rain100% humidityGusts 35 mph
  22. 44°Mostly Cloudy11% rain96% humidityGusts 36 mph
  23. 47°Cloudy5% rain86% humidityGusts 38 mph
  24. 48°Cloudy3% rain77% humidityGusts 38 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

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

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
11%
Humidity
56–100%
Wind
38 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

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

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
41–93%
Wind
22 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
49–100%
Wind
9 mph
  1. 58° / 48°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.98% rain · Humidity 80–98% · Wind 29 mph
  2. 51° / 38°Friday looks breezy.11% rain · Humidity 56–100% · Wind 38 mph
  3. 58° / 30°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 44–100% · Wind 18 mph
  4. 65° / 41°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 41–93% · Wind 22 mph
  5. 67° / 45°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 49–100% · Wind 9 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

Pilot Mound radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Pilot Mound.

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
90%
Wind
7 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.

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 Pilot Mound’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 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 Pilot Mound, 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.