Outdoor conditions in

Watkins

Iowa
Now
  1. 57°Rain Showers91% rain100% humidityGusts 7 mph
  2. 57°Rain Showers93% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  3. 58°Rain Showers84% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  4. 58°Rain Showers77% rain100% humidityGusts 13 mph
  5. 58°Rain Showers Likely62% rain96% humidityGusts 17 mph
  6. 57°Chance Rain Showers50% rain93% humidityGusts 22 mph
  7. 56°Chance Rain Showers27% rain86% humidityGusts 25 mph
  8. 53°Slight Chance Rain Showers18% rain93% humidityGusts 25 mph
  9. 51°Cloudy9% rain93% humidityGusts 24 mph
  10. 51°Mostly Cloudy8% rain93% humidityGusts 24 mph
  11. 50°Cloudy5% rain89% humidityGusts 24 mph
  12. 49°Mostly Cloudy1% rain89% humidityGusts 25 mph
  13. 48°Mostly Cloudy0% rain83% humidityGusts 25 mph
  14. 46°Partly Cloudy0% rain83% humidityGusts 25 mph
  15. 46°Partly Cloudy0% rain83% humidityGusts 25 mph
  16. 45°Mostly Cloudy0% rain82% humidityGusts 25 mph
  17. 44°Mostly Cloudy0% rain89% humidityGusts 26 mph
  18. 45°Mostly Cloudy1% rain86% humidityGusts 28 mph
  19. 45°Mostly Cloudy8% rain89% humidityGusts 28 mph
  20. 45°Mostly Cloudy6% rain93% humidityGusts 30 mph
  21. 47°Slight Chance Rain Showers16% rain93% humidityGusts 32 mph
  22. 48°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain89% humidityGusts 35 mph
  23. 49°Cloudy11% rain86% humidityGusts 36 mph
  24. 49°Mostly Cloudy2% rain83% humidityGusts 36 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
93%
Humidity
86–100%
Wind
25 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
20%
Humidity
63–93%
Wind
37 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
43–96%
Wind
13 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
41–85%
Wind
21 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
47–96%
Wind
9 mph
  1. 58° / 50°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.93% rain · Humidity 86–100% · Wind 25 mph
  2. 51° / 40°Friday looks breezy.20% rain · Humidity 63–93% · Wind 37 mph
  3. 57° / 32°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 43–96% · Wind 13 mph
  4. 65° / 39°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 41–85% · Wind 21 mph
  5. 67° / 44°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 47–96% · Wind 9 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

Watkins radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Watkins.

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
100%
Wind
5 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 47 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 Watkins, 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.