Outdoor conditions in

Plainfield

Iowa
Now
  1. 57°Rain Showers99% rain90% humidityGusts 8 mph
  2. 57°Rain Showers98% rain90% humidityGusts 7 mph
  3. 57°Rain Showers97% rain90% humidityGusts 9 mph
  4. 57°Rain Showers90% rain90% humidityGusts 13 mph
  5. 56°Rain Showers88% rain90% humidityGusts 18 mph
  6. 56°Rain Showers82% rain83% humidityGusts 23 mph
  7. 56°Rain Showers Likely67% rain77% humidityGusts 26 mph
  8. 52°Rain Showers Likely58% rain89% humidityGusts 26 mph
  9. 50°Chance Rain Showers49% rain93% humidityGusts 26 mph
  10. 49°Chance Rain Showers37% rain96% humidityGusts 25 mph
  11. 48°Cloudy9% rain96% humidityGusts 26 mph
  12. 47°Mostly Cloudy8% rain93% humidityGusts 29 mph
  13. 46°Mostly Cloudy3% rain86% humidityGusts 28 mph
  14. 45°Mostly Clear1% rain82% humidityGusts 28 mph
  15. 45°Partly Cloudy0% rain82% humidityGusts 28 mph
  16. 44°Mostly Cloudy3% rain89% humidityGusts 29 mph
  17. 44°Mostly Cloudy5% rain89% humidityGusts 29 mph
  18. 43°Mostly Cloudy9% rain93% humidityGusts 30 mph
  19. 43°Cloudy11% rain100% humidityGusts 30 mph
  20. 43°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain100% humidityGusts 32 mph
  21. 43°Chance Rain Showers26% rain100% humidityGusts 33 mph
  22. 45°Cloudy14% rain100% humidityGusts 37 mph
  23. 48°Slight Chance Rain Showers16% rain86% humidityGusts 39 mph
  24. 50°Slight Chance Rain Showers19% rain74% humidityGusts 40 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
100%
Humidity
77–96%
Wind
29 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
26%
Humidity
52–100%
Wind
40 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

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

Sunday looks breezy.

Rain
0%
Humidity
41–96%
Wind
25 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
45–100%
Wind
12 mph
  1. 57° / 47°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.100% rain · Humidity 77–96% · Wind 29 mph
  2. 52° / 38°Friday looks breezy.26% rain · Humidity 52–100% · Wind 40 mph
  3. 58° / 30°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 40–100% · Wind 21 mph
  4. 64° / 39°Sunday looks breezy.0% rain · Humidity 41–96% · Wind 25 mph
  5. 67° / 43°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 45–100% · Wind 12 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

Plainfield radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Plainfield.

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
90%
Wind
5 mph
Gusts
8 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 Waterloo-Cedar Falls

About 22 miles away, the Waterloo-Cedar Falls hub looks more deeply at Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. It reflects that wider area rather than Plainfield’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 Waterloo area, about 25 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 Plainfield, 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.