Outdoor conditions in

Waterloo

Iowa
Now
  1. 57°Rain Showers99% rain96% humidityGusts 6 mph
  2. 57°Rain Showers94% rain96% humidityGusts 8 mph
  3. 58°Rain Showers89% rain93% humidityGusts 10 mph
  4. 57°Rain Showers81% rain93% humidityGusts 14 mph
  5. 57°Rain Showers Likely72% rain90% humidityGusts 20 mph
  6. 56°Rain Showers Likely58% rain86% humidityGusts 24 mph
  7. 53°Chance Rain Showers53% rain89% humidityGusts 28 mph
  8. 53°Chance Rain Showers40% rain89% humidityGusts 28 mph
  9. 52°Chance Rain Showers34% rain89% humidityGusts 25 mph
  10. 51°Cloudy10% rain89% humidityGusts 25 mph
  11. 50°Mostly Cloudy9% rain89% humidityGusts 28 mph
  12. 49°Mostly Cloudy3% rain83% humidityGusts 28 mph
  13. 47°Partly Cloudy1% rain83% humidityGusts 28 mph
  14. 47°Partly Cloudy0% rain79% humidityGusts 28 mph
  15. 46°Mostly Cloudy1% rain86% humidityGusts 28 mph
  16. 46°Mostly Cloudy1% rain86% humidityGusts 29 mph
  17. 45°Mostly Cloudy7% rain93% humidityGusts 30 mph
  18. 45°Mostly Cloudy7% rain96% humidityGusts 29 mph
  19. 45°Mostly Cloudy9% rain96% humidityGusts 30 mph
  20. 44°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain100% humidityGusts 31 mph
  21. 45°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain100% humidityGusts 36 mph
  22. 48°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain89% humidityGusts 37 mph
  23. 50°Slight Chance Rain Showers15% rain80% humidityGusts 38 mph
  24. 51°Cloudy4% rain71% humidityGusts 38 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
100%
Humidity
86–96%
Wind
28 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
22%
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
45–93%
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 86–96% · Wind 28 mph
  2. 52° / 42°Friday looks breezy.22% rain · Humidity 56–100% · Wind 38 mph
  3. 58° / 32°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 42–100% · Wind 18 mph
  4. 64° / 41°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 45–93% · 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

Waterloo radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Waterloo.

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
3 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 7 miles away, the Waterloo-Cedar Falls hub looks more deeply at Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. It reflects that wider area rather than Waterloo’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 2 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 Waterloo, 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.