Outdoor conditions in

Slater

Iowa
Now
  1. 59°Rain Showers89% rain93% humidityGusts 13 mph
  2. 59°Rain Showers83% rain90% humidityGusts 17 mph
  3. 59°Rain Showers79% rain83% humidityGusts 23 mph
  4. 56°Rain Showers Likely63% rain86% humidityGusts 26 mph
  5. 56°Rain Showers Likely59% rain80% humidityGusts 29 mph
  6. 56°Chance Rain Showers36% rain80% humidityGusts 26 mph
  7. 53°Chance Rain Showers29% rain86% humidityGusts 26 mph
  8. 52°Slight Chance Rain Showers24% rain89% humidityGusts 26 mph
  9. 51°Slight Chance Rain Showers18% rain89% humidityGusts 26 mph
  10. 51°Mostly Cloudy7% rain89% humidityGusts 29 mph
  11. 49°Mostly Cloudy3% rain86% humidityGusts 29 mph
  12. 49°Partly Cloudy2% rain77% humidityGusts 26 mph
  13. 47°Partly Cloudy1% rain76% humidityGusts 26 mph
  14. 46°Partly Cloudy0% rain83% humidityGusts 26 mph
  15. 46°Mostly Cloudy0% rain83% humidityGusts 28 mph
  16. 45°Mostly Cloudy1% rain89% humidityGusts 29 mph
  17. 44°Mostly Cloudy5% rain93% humidityGusts 30 mph
  18. 44°Mostly Cloudy4% rain93% humidityGusts 32 mph
  19. 44°Cloudy6% rain96% humidityGusts 33 mph
  20. 44°Mostly Cloudy7% rain96% humidityGusts 36 mph
  21. 45°Cloudy6% rain96% humidityGusts 37 mph
  22. 48°Cloudy4% rain86% humidityGusts 37 mph
  23. 49°Cloudy3% rain80% humidityGusts 38 mph
  24. 49°Cloudy4% rain77% 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
80–95%
Wind
29 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
7%
Humidity
56–96%
Wind
38 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
44–100%
Wind
17 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
45–93%
Wind
23 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
50–100%
Wind
10 mph
  1. 60° / 49°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.98% rain · Humidity 80–95% · Wind 29 mph
  2. 52° / 41°Friday looks breezy.7% rain · Humidity 56–96% · Wind 38 mph
  3. 59° / 32°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 44–100% · Wind 17 mph
  4. 65° / 41°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 45–93% · Wind 23 mph
  5. 67° / 45°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 50–100% · 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

Slater radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Slater.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

View the official forecast ↗

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

Sustained wind is 8 mph. Thunder is possible.

Humidity
93%
Wind
8 mph
Gusts
13 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 Ames

About 11 miles away, the Ames hub looks more deeply at Ames, IA. It reflects that wider area rather than Slater’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 24 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 Slater, 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.