Outdoor conditions in

Popejoy

Iowa

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 57°Rain Showers98% rain86% humidityGusts 7 mph
  2. 56°Rain Showers99% rain86% humidityGusts 8 mph
  3. 55°Rain Showers91% rain86% humidityGusts 14 mph
  4. 56°Rain Showers86% rain77% humidityGusts 20 mph
  5. 54°Rain Showers81% rain77% humidityGusts 23 mph
  6. 54°Rain Showers Likely64% rain74% humidityGusts 24 mph
  7. 54°Rain Showers Likely55% rain71% humidityGusts 23 mph
  8. 51°Chance Rain Showers41% rain80% humidityGusts 22 mph
  9. 50°Chance Rain Showers37% rain83% humidityGusts 23 mph
  10. 49°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain83% humidityGusts 23 mph
  11. 49°Mostly Cloudy3% rain77% humidityGusts 28 mph
  12. 47°Partly Cloudy2% rain74% humidityGusts 28 mph
  13. 45°Partly Cloudy2% rain76% humidityGusts 23 mph
  14. 43°Partly Cloudy1% rain82% humidityGusts 22 mph
  15. 43°Mostly Cloudy1% rain82% humidityGusts 23 mph
  16. 43°Mostly Cloudy2% rain79% humidityGusts 24 mph
  17. 43°Cloudy7% rain79% humidityGusts 25 mph
  18. 42°Cloudy10% rain82% humidityGusts 28 mph
  19. 42°Slight Chance Rain Showers16% rain86% humidityGusts 30 mph
  20. 42°Slight Chance Rain Showers18% rain89% humidityGusts 31 mph
  21. 41°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain86% humidityGusts 33 mph
  22. 44°Slight Chance Rain Showers24% rain82% humidityGusts 35 mph
  23. 47°Slight Chance Rain Showers17% rain74% humidityGusts 36 mph
  24. 48°Cloudy7% rain65% humidityGusts 36 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
99%
Humidity
71–96%
Wind
28 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
24%
Humidity
43–89%
Wind
37 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
34–96%
Wind
20 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
30–85%
Wind
23 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
36–89%
Wind
9 mph
  1. 57° / 47°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.99% rain · Humidity 71–96% · Wind 28 mph
  2. 52° / 37°Friday looks breezy.24% rain · Humidity 43–89% · Wind 37 mph
  3. 58° / 30°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 34–96% · Wind 20 mph
  4. 65° / 39°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 30–85% · Wind 23 mph
  5. 67° / 44°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 36–89% · Wind 9 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

Popejoy radar

Radar animation for Popejoy, 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

Thunder is possible.

Humidity
86%
Wind
5 mph
Gusts
7 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 53 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 Popejoy, 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.