Outdoor conditions in

Wadena

Iowa
Now
  1. 56°Rain Showers97% rain93% humidityGusts 7 mph
  2. 55°Rain Showers92% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  3. 56°Rain Showers93% rain96% humidityGusts 9 mph
  4. 56°Rain Showers84% rain93% humidityGusts 10 mph
  5. 55°Rain Showers Likely74% rain93% humidityGusts 15 mph
  6. 55°Rain Showers Likely69% rain86% humidityGusts 20 mph
  7. 54°Rain Showers Likely57% rain86% humidityGusts 24 mph
  8. 51°Chance Rain Showers39% rain93% humidityGusts 23 mph
  9. 50°Chance Rain Showers36% rain93% humidityGusts 23 mph
  10. 48°Slight Chance Rain Showers18% rain100% humidityGusts 22 mph
  11. 48°Cloudy9% rain96% humidityGusts 22 mph
  12. 47°Mostly Cloudy4% rain93% humidityGusts 23 mph
  13. 46°Mostly Cloudy1% rain89% humidityGusts 23 mph
  14. 45°Mostly Cloudy0% rain89% humidityGusts 24 mph
  15. 43°Mostly Cloudy1% rain93% humidityGusts 24 mph
  16. 43°Mostly Cloudy3% rain93% humidityGusts 24 mph
  17. 43°Mostly Cloudy8% rain96% humidityGusts 25 mph
  18. 44°Partly Sunny11% rain93% humidityGusts 29 mph
  19. 44°Slight Chance Rain Showers21% rain96% humidityGusts 31 mph
  20. 43°Chance Rain Showers28% rain100% humidityGusts 32 mph
  21. 45°Chance Rain Showers25% rain96% humidityGusts 33 mph
  22. 47°Slight Chance Rain Showers23% rain89% humidityGusts 35 mph
  23. 48°Chance Rain Showers26% rain77% humidityGusts 35 mph
  24. 49°Cloudy8% rain71% humidityGusts 35 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
100%
Humidity
86–100%
Wind
24 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
28%
Humidity
56–100%
Wind
35 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
42–96%
Wind
20 mph
Sun

Sunday looks breezy.

Rain
0%
Humidity
43–89%
Wind
25 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
47–100%
Wind
13 mph
  1. 56° / 48°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.100% rain · Humidity 86–100% · Wind 24 mph
  2. 50° / 38°Friday looks breezy.28% rain · Humidity 56–100% · Wind 35 mph
  3. 57° / 31°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 42–96% · Wind 20 mph
  4. 63° / 40°Sunday looks breezy.0% rain · Humidity 43–89% · Wind 25 mph
  5. 66° / 44°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 47–100% · Wind 13 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

Wadena radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Wadena.

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
3 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 44 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 Wadena, 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.