Outdoor conditions in

State Center

Iowa

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 59°Rain Showers95% rain93% humidityGusts 7 mph
  2. 59°Rain Showers86% rain90% humidityGusts 10 mph
  3. 59°Rain Showers81% rain87% humidityGusts 17 mph
  4. 58°Rain Showers Likely72% rain87% humidityGusts 22 mph
  5. 57°Rain Showers Likely55% rain80% humidityGusts 26 mph
  6. 56°Chance Rain Showers47% rain77% humidityGusts 26 mph
  7. 53°Chance Rain Showers30% rain86% humidityGusts 26 mph
  8. 52°Chance Rain Showers31% rain86% humidityGusts 26 mph
  9. 52°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain86% humidityGusts 24 mph
  10. 52°Cloudy5% rain86% humidityGusts 25 mph
  11. 50°Mostly Cloudy5% rain83% humidityGusts 29 mph
  12. 49°Partly Cloudy2% rain77% humidityGusts 26 mph
  13. 47°Mostly Clear1% rain76% humidityGusts 25 mph
  14. 46°Partly Cloudy0% rain79% humidityGusts 25 mph
  15. 46°Mostly Cloudy0% rain83% humidityGusts 25 mph
  16. 45°Mostly Cloudy1% rain86% humidityGusts 26 mph
  17. 44°Mostly Cloudy2% rain93% humidityGusts 28 mph
  18. 45°Cloudy4% rain89% humidityGusts 29 mph
  19. 44°Cloudy11% rain96% humidityGusts 30 mph
  20. 44°Cloudy9% rain96% humidityGusts 32 mph
  21. 46°Mostly Cloudy10% rain93% humidityGusts 33 mph
  22. 48°Cloudy5% rain83% humidityGusts 36 mph
  23. 49°Cloudy9% rain77% humidityGusts 37 mph
  24. 50°Cloudy5% rain71% 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
77–99%
Wind
29 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
11%
Humidity
54–96%
Wind
37 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

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

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

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

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
49–100%
Wind
10 mph
  1. 60° / 50°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.98% rain · Humidity 77–99% · Wind 29 mph
  2. 52° / 40°Friday looks breezy.11% rain · Humidity 54–96% · Wind 37 mph
  3. 58° / 32°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 44–100% · Wind 16 mph
  4. 64° / 40°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 45–93% · Wind 23 mph
  5. 67° / 45°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 49–100% · 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

State Center radar

Radar animation for State Center, 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
93%
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 Des Moines area, about 42 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 State Center, 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.