Right now75°Mostly Clear
Needs attention
Current concerns
Outside today
Mostly workable, with a shower caveat.
75° now; rain chances reach 40% later.
- Rain
- 40%peak today
- Wind
- 7 mphgusts to 21
- Air
- 54US AQI · Moderate
How today changes
The next 24 hours
A few showers may wander through later; most of the day is not a washout.
- 80°40% rainGusts 20 mph
- 82°37% rainGusts 20 mph
- 82°33% rainGusts 20 mph
- 83°31% rainGusts 20 mph
- 85°27% rainGusts 18 mph
- 82°18% rainGusts 17 mph
- 82°13% rainGusts 18 mph
- 82°12% rainGusts 20 mph
- 79°11% rainGusts 21 mph
- 78°10% rainGusts 21 mph
- 77°12% rainGusts 21 mph
- 78°17% rainGusts 20 mph
- 78°19% rainGusts 18 mph
- 78°20% rainGusts 18 mph
- 77°22% rainGusts 18 mph
- 76°22% rainGusts 18 mph
- 75°22% rainGusts 17 mph
- 75°20% rainGusts 17 mph
- 74°19% rainGusts 16 mph
- 76°18% rainGusts 16 mph
- 77°16% rainGusts 16 mph
- 81°15% rainGusts 15 mph
- 83°15% rainGusts 15 mph
- 86°16% rainGusts 14 mph
See the full 24 hours
- 80°40% rainGusts 20 mph
- 82°37% rainGusts 20 mph
- 82°33% rainGusts 20 mph
- 83°31% rainGusts 20 mph
- 85°27% rainGusts 18 mph
- 82°18% rainGusts 17 mph
- 82°13% rainGusts 18 mph
- 82°12% rainGusts 20 mph
- 79°11% rainGusts 21 mph
- 78°10% rainGusts 21 mph
- 77°12% rainGusts 21 mph
- 78°17% rainGusts 20 mph
- 78°19% rainGusts 18 mph
- 78°20% rainGusts 18 mph
- 77°22% rainGusts 18 mph
- 76°22% rainGusts 18 mph
- 75°22% rainGusts 17 mph
- 75°20% rainGusts 17 mph
- 74°19% rainGusts 16 mph
- 76°18% rainGusts 16 mph
- 77°16% rainGusts 16 mph
- 81°15% rainGusts 15 mph
- 83°15% rainGusts 15 mph
- 86°16% rainGusts 14 mph
A little farther out
The next five days
Today has a real shower chance.
- Rain
- 42%
- Wind
- 21 mph
Monday looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 22%
- Wind
- 20 mph
Tuesday carries a thunderstorm chance.
- Rain
- 10%
- Wind
- 9 mph
Wednesday looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 10%
- Wind
- 13 mph
Thursday has a real shower chance.
- Rain
- 45%
- Wind
- 12 mph
- 85° / 77°Today has a real shower chance.42% rain · Wind 21 mph
- 90° / 74°Monday looks fairly quiet.22% rain · Wind 20 mph
- 90° / 72°Tuesday carries a thunderstorm chance.10% rain · Wind 9 mph
- 90° / 72°Wednesday looks fairly quiet.10% rain · Wind 13 mph
- 87° / 71°Thursday has a real shower chance.45% rain · Wind 12 mph
Environmental watch
Air quality + smoke
Air quality
Waterloo area · Updated Sun 12:00 PMModerate through Sun.
Sky check
Light smoke overhead
Satellite view · Updated Sun 12:40 PMAir near ground54 · Moderate US AQI
See smoke mapHow we know
Air quality describes Waterloo area, about 5 miles from this place.
Smoke comes from a satellite view overhead. It shows smoke in the sky, not how much has reached breathing level.
Sources AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke · AirNow · participating air agencies · US AQI · National Weather Service · hourly weather and alerts · NIFC WFIGS · current interagency fire perimeters
Rain, in motion
Waterloo-Cedar Falls radar
Four recent hours, ending at Sun, 1:20 PM CDT.
Radar loads when you reach it.
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