Outdoor conditions in

Washburn

Iowa

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 57°Rain Showers98% rain96% humidityGusts 6 mph
  2. 58°Rain Showers94% rain93% humidityGusts 9 mph
  3. 58°Rain Showers88% rain93% humidityGusts 10 mph
  4. 58°Rain Showers80% rain93% humidityGusts 14 mph
  5. 58°Rain Showers Likely68% rain87% humidityGusts 18 mph
  6. 57°Rain Showers Likely55% rain83% humidityGusts 24 mph
  7. 53°Chance Rain Showers47% rain89% humidityGusts 28 mph
  8. 53°Chance Rain Showers39% rain86% humidityGusts 29 mph
  9. 52°Chance Rain Showers31% rain89% humidityGusts 25 mph
  10. 51°Cloudy9% rain89% humidityGusts 26 mph
  11. 50°Mostly Cloudy9% rain89% humidityGusts 28 mph
  12. 49°Mostly Cloudy3% rain83% humidityGusts 28 mph
  13. 47°Partly Cloudy1% rain79% humidityGusts 28 mph
  14. 46°Partly Cloudy0% rain83% humidityGusts 28 mph
  15. 45°Mostly Cloudy0% rain86% humidityGusts 28 mph
  16. 45°Mostly Cloudy1% rain86% humidityGusts 28 mph
  17. 44°Mostly Cloudy7% rain93% humidityGusts 29 mph
  18. 44°Mostly Cloudy6% rain96% humidityGusts 29 mph
  19. 44°Mostly Cloudy9% rain96% humidityGusts 29 mph
  20. 44°Slight Chance Rain Showers21% rain100% humidityGusts 31 mph
  21. 46°Slight Chance Rain Showers21% rain100% humidityGusts 35 mph
  22. 49°Slight Chance Rain Showers21% rain89% humidityGusts 37 mph
  23. 49°Slight Chance Rain Showers18% rain83% humidityGusts 38 mph
  24. 50°Cloudy4% rain74% humidityGusts 37 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
100%
Humidity
83–96%
Wind
29 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
21%
Humidity
56–100%
Wind
38 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

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

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
43–92%
Wind
24 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
47–100%
Wind
12 mph
  1. 58° / 50°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.100% rain · Humidity 83–96% · Wind 29 mph
  2. 52° / 41°Friday looks breezy.21% rain · Humidity 56–100% · Wind 38 mph
  3. 58° / 32°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 42–100% · Wind 18 mph
  4. 64° / 40°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 43–92% · Wind 24 mph
  5. 67° / 44°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 47–100% · Wind 12 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

Washburn radar

Radar animation for Washburn, covering the past four hours. A marked spot changes the map view, not the forecast on this page.

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
6 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 Waterloo-Cedar Falls

About 14 miles away, the Waterloo-Cedar Falls hub looks more deeply at Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. It reflects that wider area rather than Washburn’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 Waterloo 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 Washburn, 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.