Outdoor conditions in

Polk City

Iowa
Now
  1. 60°Rain Showers91% rain93% humidityGusts 10 mph
  2. 58°Rain Showers90% rain96% humidityGusts 14 mph
  3. 58°Rain Showers84% rain93% humidityGusts 17 mph
  4. 59°Rain Showers78% rain90% humidityGusts 23 mph
  5. 56°Rain Showers Likely63% rain90% humidityGusts 26 mph
  6. 56°Rain Showers Likely59% rain86% humidityGusts 28 mph
  7. 56°Chance Rain Showers36% rain83% humidityGusts 25 mph
  8. 53°Chance Rain Showers31% rain89% humidityGusts 25 mph
  9. 52°Slight Chance Rain Showers23% rain93% humidityGusts 26 mph
  10. 52°Slight Chance Rain Showers19% rain93% humidityGusts 25 mph
  11. 51°Mostly Cloudy7% rain93% humidityGusts 29 mph
  12. 49°Mostly Cloudy4% rain86% humidityGusts 29 mph
  13. 49°Partly Cloudy2% rain80% humidityGusts 26 mph
  14. 47°Partly Cloudy1% rain79% humidityGusts 26 mph
  15. 46°Partly Cloudy0% rain83% humidityGusts 26 mph
  16. 45°Mostly Cloudy0% rain89% humidityGusts 28 mph
  17. 45°Mostly Cloudy1% rain89% humidityGusts 29 mph
  18. 44°Mostly Cloudy4% rain93% humidityGusts 30 mph
  19. 44°Mostly Cloudy4% rain93% humidityGusts 32 mph
  20. 45°Mostly Cloudy7% rain93% humidityGusts 33 mph
  21. 44°Mostly Cloudy7% rain96% humidityGusts 35 mph
  22. 46°Mostly Cloudy5% rain93% humidityGusts 36 mph
  23. 48°Cloudy4% rain86% humidityGusts 37 mph
  24. 50°Cloudy2% rain80% humidityGusts 37 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
98%
Humidity
83–98%
Wind
29 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
7%
Humidity
59–96%
Wind
37 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
47–100%
Wind
17 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
47–89%
Wind
21 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
53–100%
Wind
9 mph
  1. 60° / 49°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.98% rain · Humidity 83–98% · Wind 29 mph
  2. 53° / 42°Friday looks breezy.7% rain · Humidity 59–96% · Wind 37 mph
  3. 59° / 32°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 47–100% · Wind 17 mph
  4. 66° / 42°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 47–89% · Wind 21 mph
  5. 68° / 46°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 53–100% · 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

Polk City radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Polk City.

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
93%
Wind
6 mph
Gusts
10 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 Des Moines-West Des Moines

About 14 miles away, the Des Moines-West Des Moines hub looks more deeply at Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. It reflects that wider area rather than Polk City’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 17 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 Polk City, 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.