Outdoor conditions in

Rudd

Iowa

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 55°Rain Showers96% rain100% humidityGusts 7 mph
  2. 54°Rain Showers97% rain100% humidityGusts 12 mph
  3. 54°Rain Showers99% rain100% humidityGusts 17 mph
  4. 54°Rain Showers88% rain93% humidityGusts 21 mph
  5. 54°Rain Showers79% rain86% humidityGusts 22 mph
  6. 53°Rain Showers Likely64% rain83% humidityGusts 23 mph
  7. 51°Chance Rain Showers42% rain89% humidityGusts 21 mph
  8. 48°Chance Rain Showers40% rain100% humidityGusts 21 mph
  9. 48°Slight Chance Rain Showers24% rain96% humidityGusts 21 mph
  10. 48°Mostly Cloudy7% rain89% humidityGusts 23 mph
  11. 46°Mostly Cloudy1% rain86% humidityGusts 24 mph
  12. 46°Mostly Clear0% rain83% humidityGusts 23 mph
  13. 43°Mostly Clear0% rain89% humidityGusts 22 mph
  14. 44°Mostly Cloudy4% rain86% humidityGusts 23 mph
  15. 44°Mostly Cloudy7% rain86% humidityGusts 23 mph
  16. 42°Mostly Cloudy13% rain96% humidityGusts 24 mph
  17. 44°Slight Chance Rain Showers21% rain89% humidityGusts 26 mph
  18. 44°Slight Chance Rain Showers24% rain89% humidityGusts 30 mph
  19. 44°Chance Rain Showers31% rain93% humidityGusts 32 mph
  20. 44°Slight Chance Rain Showers23% rain96% humidityGusts 35 mph
  21. 45°Slight Chance Rain Showers21% rain96% humidityGusts 36 mph
  22. 47°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain89% humidityGusts 38 mph
  23. 48°Mostly Cloudy10% rain77% humidityGusts 38 mph
  24. 49°Cloudy2% rain71% humidityGusts 38 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
100%
Humidity
83–100%
Wind
24 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
31%
Humidity
56–96%
Wind
38 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

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

Sunday looks breezy.

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

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
47–100%
Wind
12 mph
  1. 55° / 46°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.100% rain · Humidity 83–100% · Wind 24 mph
  2. 50° / 37°Friday looks breezy.31% rain · Humidity 56–96% · Wind 38 mph
  3. 58° / 30°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 40–100% · Wind 22 mph
  4. 64° / 40°Sunday looks breezy.0% rain · Humidity 43–89% · Wind 26 mph
  5. 67° / 43°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 47–100% · Wind 12 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Waterloo area · Updated Thu 1:25 PM
7GoodUS AQI

Good through Today.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground7 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Rudd radar

Radar animation for Rudd, 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
100%
Wind
3 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.

Nearby regional view

Explore Mason City

About 20 miles away, the Mason City hub looks more deeply at Mason City, IA. It reflects that wider area rather than Rudd’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 51 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 Rudd, 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.