Outdoor conditions in

Story City

Iowa
Now
  1. 58°Rain Showers91% rain90% humidityGusts 12 mph
  2. 57°Rain Showers84% rain90% humidityGusts 15 mph
  3. 58°Rain Showers80% rain80% humidityGusts 22 mph
  4. 55°Rain Showers Likely70% rain83% humidityGusts 25 mph
  5. 55°Rain Showers Likely58% rain80% humidityGusts 26 mph
  6. 55°Chance Rain Showers44% rain77% humidityGusts 25 mph
  7. 52°Chance Rain Showers30% rain86% humidityGusts 23 mph
  8. 52°Chance Rain Showers29% rain86% humidityGusts 24 mph
  9. 51°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain89% humidityGusts 23 mph
  10. 50°Mostly Cloudy5% rain86% humidityGusts 28 mph
  11. 49°Partly Cloudy2% rain80% humidityGusts 28 mph
  12. 47°Partly Cloudy2% rain79% humidityGusts 24 mph
  13. 45°Partly Cloudy1% rain82% humidityGusts 23 mph
  14. 44°Mostly Cloudy0% rain86% humidityGusts 24 mph
  15. 44°Mostly Cloudy1% rain89% humidityGusts 25 mph
  16. 44°Mostly Cloudy2% rain89% humidityGusts 28 mph
  17. 43°Cloudy5% rain93% humidityGusts 29 mph
  18. 43°Cloudy6% rain96% humidityGusts 31 mph
  19. 43°Cloudy8% rain96% humidityGusts 32 mph
  20. 43°Cloudy11% rain96% humidityGusts 35 mph
  21. 45°Slight Chance Rain Showers15% rain93% humidityGusts 36 mph
  22. 48°Mostly Cloudy9% rain80% humidityGusts 37 mph
  23. 50°Cloudy10% rain68% humidityGusts 38 mph
  24. 50°Cloudy2% rain66% humidityGusts 37 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
99%
Humidity
77–95%
Wind
28 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
15%
Humidity
52–96%
Wind
38 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

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

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
40–92%
Wind
22 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
45–100%
Wind
8 mph
  1. 59° / 49°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.99% rain · Humidity 77–95% · Wind 28 mph
  2. 52° / 39°Friday looks breezy.15% rain · Humidity 52–96% · Wind 38 mph
  3. 59° / 31°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 40–100% · Wind 17 mph
  4. 65° / 40°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 40–92% · Wind 22 mph
  5. 67° / 44°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 45–100% · Wind 8 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

Story City radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Story City.

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

Thunder is possible.

Humidity
90%
Wind
7 mph
Gusts
12 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 12 miles away, the Ames hub looks more deeply at Ames, IA. It reflects that wider area rather than Story City’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 45 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 Story City, 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.