Outdoor conditions in

Shellsburg

Iowa
Now
  1. 57°Rain Showers94% rain100% humidityGusts 7 mph
  2. 57°Rain Showers95% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  3. 57°Rain Showers87% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  4. 57°Rain Showers79% rain100% humidityGusts 12 mph
  5. 57°Rain Showers Likely68% rain100% humidityGusts 16 mph
  6. 57°Chance Rain Showers52% rain93% humidityGusts 21 mph
  7. 55°Chance Rain Showers34% rain93% humidityGusts 24 mph
  8. 52°Chance Rain Showers25% rain96% humidityGusts 24 mph
  9. 51°Cloudy12% rain96% humidityGusts 25 mph
  10. 51°Mostly Cloudy11% rain93% humidityGusts 25 mph
  11. 50°Cloudy7% rain93% humidityGusts 24 mph
  12. 49°Mostly Cloudy1% rain93% humidityGusts 25 mph
  13. 48°Mostly Cloudy0% rain86% humidityGusts 26 mph
  14. 46°Partly Cloudy0% rain86% humidityGusts 25 mph
  15. 45°Partly Cloudy0% rain86% humidityGusts 26 mph
  16. 44°Partly Cloudy0% rain89% humidityGusts 26 mph
  17. 44°Mostly Cloudy1% rain89% humidityGusts 28 mph
  18. 44°Mostly Cloudy3% rain93% humidityGusts 28 mph
  19. 44°Mostly Cloudy10% rain96% humidityGusts 29 mph
  20. 44°Mostly Cloudy8% rain100% humidityGusts 31 mph
  21. 47°Slight Chance Rain Showers21% rain93% humidityGusts 32 mph
  22. 49°Slight Chance Rain Showers18% rain86% humidityGusts 36 mph
  23. 50°Cloudy10% rain83% humidityGusts 36 mph
  24. 51°Mostly Cloudy2% rain74% humidityGusts 36 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
95%
Humidity
93–100%
Wind
25 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
21%
Humidity
61–100%
Wind
38 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
43–96%
Wind
14 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

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

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
47–100%
Wind
9 mph
  1. 57° / 50°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.95% rain · Humidity 93–100% · Wind 25 mph
  2. 52° / 40°Friday looks breezy.21% rain · Humidity 61–100% · Wind 38 mph
  3. 57° / 32°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 43–96% · Wind 14 mph
  4. 65° / 39°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 43–89% · Wind 22 mph
  5. 67° / 43°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 47–100% · Wind 9 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

Shellsburg radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Shellsburg.

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
100%
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 39 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 Shellsburg, 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.