Outdoor conditions in

Union

Iowa
Now
  1. 57°Rain Showers97% rain96% humidityGusts 7 mph
  2. 57°Rain Showers90% rain96% humidityGusts 10 mph
  3. 58°Rain Showers81% rain90% humidityGusts 15 mph
  4. 57°Rain Showers Likely73% rain86% humidityGusts 22 mph
  5. 56°Rain Showers Likely56% rain83% humidityGusts 25 mph
  6. 55°Rain Showers Likely55% rain80% humidityGusts 25 mph
  7. 53°Chance Rain Showers34% rain80% humidityGusts 25 mph
  8. 53°Chance Rain Showers33% rain83% humidityGusts 26 mph
  9. 52°Chance Rain Showers26% rain83% humidityGusts 24 mph
  10. 51°Cloudy4% rain86% humidityGusts 25 mph
  11. 50°Mostly Cloudy4% rain80% humidityGusts 28 mph
  12. 48°Partly Cloudy2% rain77% humidityGusts 26 mph
  13. 46°Partly Cloudy1% rain79% humidityGusts 24 mph
  14. 45°Partly Cloudy0% rain82% humidityGusts 24 mph
  15. 45°Mostly Cloudy1% rain82% humidityGusts 25 mph
  16. 45°Mostly Cloudy2% rain86% humidityGusts 26 mph
  17. 44°Mostly Cloudy2% rain89% humidityGusts 28 mph
  18. 44°Cloudy10% rain89% humidityGusts 29 mph
  19. 44°Slight Chance Rain Showers15% rain93% humidityGusts 30 mph
  20. 43°Cloudy12% rain96% humidityGusts 32 mph
  21. 46°Mostly Cloudy11% rain89% humidityGusts 33 mph
  22. 48°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain83% humidityGusts 35 mph
  23. 50°Cloudy9% rain71% humidityGusts 36 mph
  24. 50°Mostly Cloudy2% rain68% 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
80–96%
Wind
28 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
20%
Humidity
56–96%
Wind
37 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
42–100%
Wind
17 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
41–89%
Wind
22 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
47–100%
Wind
8 mph
  1. 59° / 50°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.99% rain · Humidity 80–96% · Wind 28 mph
  2. 52° / 40°Friday looks breezy.20% rain · Humidity 56–96% · Wind 37 mph
  3. 58° / 31°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 42–100% · Wind 17 mph
  4. 65° / 40°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 41–89% · Wind 22 mph
  5. 67° / 44°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 47–100% · Wind 8 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

Union radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Union.

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
96%
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 38 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 Union, 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.