Outdoor conditions in

Scranton

Iowa

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 55°Rain Showers82% rain93% humidityGusts 17 mph
  2. 55°Rain Showers77% rain90% humidityGusts 21 mph
  3. 56°Rain Showers80% rain83% humidityGusts 24 mph
  4. 54°Rain Showers Likely60% rain83% humidityGusts 25 mph
  5. 55°Chance Rain Showers42% rain77% humidityGusts 25 mph
  6. 55°Chance Rain Showers40% rain77% humidityGusts 24 mph
  7. 53°Chance Rain Showers29% rain80% humidityGusts 25 mph
  8. 52°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain83% humidityGusts 28 mph
  9. 51°Mostly Cloudy10% rain83% humidityGusts 30 mph
  10. 49°Partly Cloudy1% rain77% humidityGusts 32 mph
  11. 48°Partly Cloudy2% rain77% humidityGusts 30 mph
  12. 46°Partly Cloudy1% rain79% humidityGusts 28 mph
  13. 44°Partly Cloudy1% rain82% humidityGusts 26 mph
  14. 44°Mostly Cloudy1% rain86% humidityGusts 28 mph
  15. 43°Mostly Cloudy1% rain89% humidityGusts 29 mph
  16. 44°Mostly Cloudy2% rain86% humidityGusts 30 mph
  17. 43°Mostly Cloudy2% rain93% humidityGusts 32 mph
  18. 43°Mostly Cloudy3% rain93% humidityGusts 33 mph
  19. 43°Cloudy6% rain93% humidityGusts 36 mph
  20. 42°Cloudy7% rain100% humidityGusts 37 mph
  21. 44°Cloudy4% rain96% humidityGusts 38 mph
  22. 46°Mostly Cloudy5% rain86% humidityGusts 38 mph
  23. 48°Mostly Cloudy2% rain77% humidityGusts 37 mph
  24. 48°Mostly Cloudy1% rain71% humidityGusts 36 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
98%
Humidity
77–98%
Wind
32 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
7%
Humidity
52–100%
Wind
38 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
41–100%
Wind
20 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
41–86%
Wind
23 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
47–100%
Wind
10 mph
  1. 57° / 48°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.98% rain · Humidity 77–98% · Wind 32 mph
  2. 52° / 39°Friday looks breezy.7% rain · Humidity 52–100% · Wind 38 mph
  3. 60° / 31°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 41–100% · Wind 20 mph
  4. 65° / 42°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 41–86% · Wind 23 mph
  5. 68° / 45°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 47–100% · Wind 10 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Des Moines area · Updated Thu 1:25 PM
7GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

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

Scranton radar

Radar animation for Scranton, 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?

Conditions could spread a fire quickly.

Wind, gusts, or the combination of dry air and wind raises the concern.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Sustained wind is 9 mph. Gusts may reach 17 mph. Thunder is possible.

Humidity
93%
Wind
9 mph
Gusts
17 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 Des Moines area, about 57 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 Scranton, 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.