Outdoor conditions in

Williams

Iowa
Freeze WatchFreeze Watch issued October 15 at 1:51PM CDT until October 17 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IAOfficial NWS alert
Now
  1. 54°Rain Showers95% rain96% humidityGusts 15 mph
  2. 53°Rain Showers94% rain93% humidityGusts 21 mph
  3. 53°Rain Showers87% rain86% humidityGusts 25 mph
  4. 53°Rain Showers Likely71% rain77% humidityGusts 25 mph
  5. 53°Chance Rain Showers54% rain71% humidityGusts 24 mph
  6. 51°Chance Rain Showers32% rain80% humidityGusts 24 mph
  7. 50°Chance Rain Showers36% rain80% humidityGusts 23 mph
  8. 49°Slight Chance Rain Showers21% rain83% humidityGusts 25 mph
  9. 49°Mostly Cloudy2% rain77% humidityGusts 29 mph
  10. 46°Partly Cloudy1% rain76% humidityGusts 28 mph
  11. 45°Partly Cloudy2% rain79% humidityGusts 24 mph
  12. 43°Mostly Cloudy5% rain82% humidityGusts 24 mph
  13. 43°Mostly Cloudy11% rain82% humidityGusts 25 mph
  14. 43°Mostly Cloudy12% rain82% humidityGusts 26 mph
  15. 44°Cloudy11% rain79% humidityGusts 28 mph
  16. 43°Cloudy13% rain82% humidityGusts 30 mph
  17. 43°Slight Chance Rain Showers17% rain86% humidityGusts 32 mph
  18. 43°Slight Chance Rain Showers24% rain86% humidityGusts 35 mph
  19. 42°Slight Chance Rain Showers24% rain89% humidityGusts 37 mph
  20. 44°Chance Rain Showers26% rain82% humidityGusts 36 mph
  21. 46°Slight Chance Rain Showers17% rain76% humidityGusts 38 mph
  22. 47°Cloudy14% rain68% humidityGusts 39 mph
  23. 48°Cloudy8% rain63% humidityGusts 39 mph
  24. 47°Cloudy1% rain60% humidityGusts 37 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
95%
Humidity
71–96%
Wind
29 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
26%
Humidity
52–89%
Wind
39 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
37–96%
Wind
18 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
31–82%
Wind
23 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
36–89%
Wind
10 mph
  1. 54° / 46°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.95% rain · Humidity 71–96% · Wind 29 mph
  2. 49° / 36°Friday looks breezy.26% rain · Humidity 52–89% · Wind 39 mph
  3. 56° / 30°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 37–96% · Wind 18 mph
  4. 64° / 39°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 31–82% · Wind 23 mph
  5. 66° / 44°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 36–89% · Wind 10 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Waterloo area · Updated Thu 2:25 PM
12GoodUS AQI

Good through Today.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 1:45 PM

Air near ground12 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Williams radar

An active official alert is in effect. Its affected area is described above the briefing.

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Williams.

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

Sustained wind is 12 mph. Thunder is possible.

Humidity
96%
Wind
12 mph
Gusts
15 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 58 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 Williams, 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.