Outdoor conditions in

Yale

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 Showers90% rain93% humidityGusts 20 mph
  2. 54°Rain Showers84% rain90% humidityGusts 23 mph
  3. 54°Rain Showers Likely58% rain86% humidityGusts 25 mph
  4. 54°Rain Showers Likely58% rain83% humidityGusts 25 mph
  5. 54°Chance Rain Showers33% rain80% humidityGusts 25 mph
  6. 52°Slight Chance Rain Showers16% rain83% humidityGusts 26 mph
  7. 50°Cloudy13% rain89% humidityGusts 28 mph
  8. 48°Mostly Cloudy9% rain93% humidityGusts 31 mph
  9. 48°Mostly Cloudy1% rain86% humidityGusts 33 mph
  10. 46°Partly Cloudy1% rain86% humidityGusts 31 mph
  11. 44°Partly Cloudy1% rain86% humidityGusts 30 mph
  12. 43°Partly Cloudy1% rain89% humidityGusts 28 mph
  13. 43°Mostly Cloudy1% rain89% humidityGusts 28 mph
  14. 43°Mostly Cloudy1% rain89% humidityGusts 30 mph
  15. 43°Mostly Cloudy2% rain89% humidityGusts 31 mph
  16. 43°Mostly Cloudy3% rain89% humidityGusts 33 mph
  17. 43°Mostly Cloudy4% rain93% humidityGusts 36 mph
  18. 44°Cloudy12% rain89% humidityGusts 37 mph
  19. 43°Cloudy11% rain93% humidityGusts 38 mph
  20. 44°Cloudy11% rain93% humidityGusts 38 mph
  21. 46°Cloudy8% rain86% humidityGusts 39 mph
  22. 47°Cloudy7% rain76% humidityGusts 38 mph
  23. 48°Cloudy3% rain74% humidityGusts 38 mph
  24. 47°Mostly Cloudy0% rain74% 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
80–93%
Wind
33 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
12%
Humidity
58–93%
Wind
39 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
49–100%
Wind
18 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
45–89%
Wind
22 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
52–96%
Wind
13 mph
  1. 54° / 46°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.90% rain · Humidity 80–93% · Wind 33 mph
  2. 50° / 37°Friday looks breezy.12% rain · Humidity 58–93% · Wind 39 mph
  3. 57° / 30°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 49–100% · Wind 18 mph
  4. 65° / 40°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 45–89% · Wind 22 mph
  5. 66° / 46°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 52–96% · Wind 13 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Des Moines area · Updated Thu 2:25 PM
14GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 1:45 PM

Air near ground14 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Yale radar

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

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Yale.

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?

Conditions could spread a fire quickly.

Wind, gusts, or the combination of dry air and wind raises the concern.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Sustained wind is 12 mph. Gusts may reach 20 mph. Thunder is possible.

Humidity
93%
Wind
12 mph
Gusts
20 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 Des Moines area, about 40 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 Yale, 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.