Outdoor conditions in

West Union

Iowa
Now
  1. 55°Rain Showers98% rain96% humidityGusts 7 mph
  2. 55°Rain Showers91% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  3. 55°Rain Showers95% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  4. 55°Rain Showers85% rain96% humidityGusts 12 mph
  5. 55°Rain Showers78% rain93% humidityGusts 16 mph
  6. 55°Rain Showers Likely73% rain86% humidityGusts 21 mph
  7. 53°Rain Showers Likely59% rain89% humidityGusts 25 mph
  8. 50°Chance Rain Showers42% rain96% humidityGusts 24 mph
  9. 49°Chance Rain Showers39% rain100% humidityGusts 23 mph
  10. 48°Slight Chance Rain Showers18% rain100% humidityGusts 22 mph
  11. 47°Cloudy9% rain100% humidityGusts 23 mph
  12. 46°Mostly Cloudy3% rain96% humidityGusts 24 mph
  13. 45°Mostly Cloudy1% rain93% humidityGusts 24 mph
  14. 44°Mostly Cloudy1% rain93% humidityGusts 25 mph
  15. 43°Mostly Cloudy1% rain93% humidityGusts 25 mph
  16. 43°Mostly Cloudy4% rain93% humidityGusts 26 mph
  17. 43°Mostly Cloudy9% rain96% humidityGusts 26 mph
  18. 44°Partly Sunny13% rain93% humidityGusts 30 mph
  19. 44°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain96% humidityGusts 32 mph
  20. 44°Chance Rain Showers33% rain96% humidityGusts 33 mph
  21. 46°Chance Rain Showers27% rain93% humidityGusts 35 mph
  22. 47°Slight Chance Rain Showers24% rain89% humidityGusts 36 mph
  23. 48°Slight Chance Rain Showers24% rain80% humidityGusts 36 mph
  24. 48°Cloudy7% rain74% humidityGusts 36 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

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

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
33%
Humidity
56–96%
Wind
36 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
43–100%
Wind
21 mph
Sun

Sunday looks breezy.

Rain
0%
Humidity
46–86%
Wind
26 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
50–100%
Wind
15 mph
  1. 55° / 47°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.100% rain · Humidity 86–100% · Wind 25 mph
  2. 50° / 37°Friday looks breezy.33% rain · Humidity 56–96% · Wind 36 mph
  3. 56° / 31°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 43–100% · Wind 21 mph
  4. 62° / 41°Sunday looks breezy.0% rain · Humidity 46–86% · Wind 26 mph
  5. 65° / 44°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 50–100% · Wind 15 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

West Union radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward West Union.

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
96%
Wind
3 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 44 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 Union, 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.