Outdoor conditions in

Urbandale

Iowa
Now
  1. 60°Rain Showers89% rain93% humidityGusts 14 mph
  2. 59°Rain Showers83% rain93% humidityGusts 17 mph
  3. 60°Rain Showers75% rain84% humidityGusts 22 mph
  4. 57°Rain Showers Likely63% rain86% humidityGusts 26 mph
  5. 57°Rain Showers Likely57% rain83% humidityGusts 28 mph
  6. 57°Chance Rain Showers36% rain77% humidityGusts 26 mph
  7. 54°Chance Rain Showers32% rain86% humidityGusts 25 mph
  8. 52°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain93% humidityGusts 28 mph
  9. 52°Slight Chance Rain Showers18% rain89% humidityGusts 26 mph
  10. 52°Mostly Cloudy5% rain86% humidityGusts 30 mph
  11. 50°Mostly Cloudy5% rain83% humidityGusts 29 mph
  12. 50°Partly Cloudy2% rain74% humidityGusts 29 mph
  13. 48°Mostly Clear1% rain77% humidityGusts 26 mph
  14. 47°Partly Cloudy0% rain79% humidityGusts 26 mph
  15. 46°Partly Cloudy0% rain83% humidityGusts 28 mph
  16. 46°Mostly Cloudy1% rain83% humidityGusts 28 mph
  17. 45°Mostly Cloudy3% rain89% humidityGusts 30 mph
  18. 45°Mostly Cloudy3% rain89% humidityGusts 31 mph
  19. 45°Mostly Cloudy7% rain89% humidityGusts 33 mph
  20. 44°Mostly Cloudy7% rain93% humidityGusts 35 mph
  21. 46°Mostly Cloudy6% rain89% humidityGusts 35 mph
  22. 48°Mostly Cloudy3% rain86% humidityGusts 36 mph
  23. 49°Cloudy1% rain80% humidityGusts 37 mph
  24. 50°Cloudy4% rain74% humidityGusts 35 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
30 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
7%
Humidity
61–93%
Wind
37 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
45–100%
Wind
16 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
46–89%
Wind
21 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
51–100%
Wind
10 mph
  1. 61° / 50°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.99% rain · Humidity 77–95% · Wind 30 mph
  2. 52° / 42°Friday looks breezy.7% rain · Humidity 61–93% · Wind 37 mph
  3. 59° / 32°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 45–100% · Wind 16 mph
  4. 65° / 42°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 46–89% · Wind 21 mph
  5. 68° / 46°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 51–100% · 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

Urbandale radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Urbandale.

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

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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
7 mph
Gusts
14 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 Des Moines-West Des Moines

About 4 miles away, the Des Moines-West Des Moines hub looks more deeply at Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. It reflects that wider area rather than Urbandale’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 9 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 Urbandale, 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.