Outdoor conditions in

Stratford

Iowa
Now
  1. 56°Rain Showers91% rain93% humidityGusts 15 mph
  2. 55°Rain Showers83% rain90% humidityGusts 18 mph
  3. 57°Rain Showers85% rain80% humidityGusts 22 mph
  4. 54°Rain Showers78% rain83% humidityGusts 24 mph
  5. 54°Rain Showers Likely62% rain83% humidityGusts 24 mph
  6. 54°Chance Rain Showers42% rain80% humidityGusts 23 mph
  7. 52°Chance Rain Showers36% rain89% humidityGusts 22 mph
  8. 51°Chance Rain Showers27% rain89% humidityGusts 24 mph
  9. 50°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain89% humidityGusts 25 mph
  10. 49°Mostly Cloudy3% rain89% humidityGusts 29 mph
  11. 48°Partly Cloudy2% rain80% humidityGusts 28 mph
  12. 46°Partly Cloudy2% rain83% humidityGusts 24 mph
  13. 44°Partly Cloudy1% rain86% humidityGusts 24 mph
  14. 44°Mostly Cloudy1% rain86% humidityGusts 25 mph
  15. 43°Mostly Cloudy1% rain93% humidityGusts 26 mph
  16. 44°Mostly Cloudy3% rain89% humidityGusts 29 mph
  17. 43°Cloudy6% rain93% humidityGusts 30 mph
  18. 43°Cloudy5% rain96% humidityGusts 31 mph
  19. 43°Cloudy9% rain96% humidityGusts 33 mph
  20. 42°Cloudy9% rain100% humidityGusts 36 mph
  21. 44°Cloudy13% rain96% humidityGusts 36 mph
  22. 47°Cloudy8% rain86% humidityGusts 38 mph
  23. 48°Cloudy2% rain77% humidityGusts 39 mph
  24. 49°Cloudy1% rain68% humidityGusts 38 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
98%
Humidity
80–98%
Wind
29 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
13%
Humidity
52–100%
Wind
39 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

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

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
40–93%
Wind
23 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
45–100%
Wind
9 mph
  1. 58° / 48°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.98% rain · Humidity 80–98% · Wind 29 mph
  2. 52° / 39°Friday looks breezy.13% rain · Humidity 52–100% · Wind 39 mph
  3. 58° / 31°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 40–100% · Wind 18 mph
  4. 65° / 41°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 40–93% · Wind 23 mph
  5. 67° / 44°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 45–100% · Wind 9 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

Stratford radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Stratford.

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 9 mph. Thunder is possible.

Humidity
93%
Wind
9 mph
Gusts
15 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 20 miles away, the Ames hub looks more deeply at Ames, IA. It reflects that wider area rather than Stratford’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 53 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 Stratford, 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.