Outdoor conditions in

West Branch

Iowa
Now
  1. 59°Rain Showers90% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  2. 59°Rain Showers85% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  3. 60°Rain Showers Likely72% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  4. 60°Rain Showers Likely70% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  5. 60°Rain Showers Likely70% rain100% humidityGusts 14 mph
  6. 59°Rain Showers Likely62% rain96% humidityGusts 20 mph
  7. 58°Slight Chance Rain Showers23% rain93% humidityGusts 23 mph
  8. 55°Slight Chance Rain Showers15% rain100% humidityGusts 24 mph
  9. 55°Cloudy8% rain93% humidityGusts 26 mph
  10. 53°Mostly Cloudy6% rain93% humidityGusts 28 mph
  11. 52°Mostly Cloudy3% rain93% humidityGusts 28 mph
  12. 52°Mostly Cloudy2% rain89% humidityGusts 26 mph
  13. 51°Mostly Cloudy1% rain89% humidityGusts 26 mph
  14. 50°Mostly Cloudy0% rain86% humidityGusts 28 mph
  15. 48°Partly Cloudy0% rain83% humidityGusts 28 mph
  16. 48°Partly Cloudy0% rain80% humidityGusts 28 mph
  17. 47°Partly Cloudy0% rain83% humidityGusts 29 mph
  18. 47°Partly Sunny0% rain86% humidityGusts 29 mph
  19. 47°Mostly Cloudy9% rain86% humidityGusts 29 mph
  20. 46°Mostly Cloudy6% rain93% humidityGusts 30 mph
  21. 48°Mostly Cloudy9% rain89% humidityGusts 32 mph
  22. 50°Cloudy14% rain86% humidityGusts 33 mph
  23. 50°Slight Chance Rain Showers17% rain83% humidityGusts 35 mph
  24. 51°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain77% humidityGusts 36 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
90%
Humidity
93–100%
Wind
28 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

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

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

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

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

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

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
47–93%
Wind
8 mph
  1. 60° / 52°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.90% rain · Humidity 93–100% · Wind 28 mph
  2. 53° / 42°Friday looks breezy.20% rain · Humidity 63–93% · Wind 37 mph
  3. 57° / 34°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 42–96% · Wind 12 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 47–93% · Wind 8 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Muscatine area · Updated Thu 1:25 PM
13GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground13 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

West Branch radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward West Branch.

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
100%
Wind
5 mph
Gusts
9 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 Muscatine area, about 22 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 West Branch, 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.