Outdoor conditions in

Zearing

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. 57°Rain Showers92% rain90% humidityGusts 14 mph
  2. 56°Rain Showers90% rain86% humidityGusts 20 mph
  3. 55°Rain Showers78% rain86% humidityGusts 25 mph
  4. 55°Rain Showers Likely60% rain80% humidityGusts 28 mph
  5. 54°Chance Rain Showers52% rain80% humidityGusts 28 mph
  6. 51°Chance Rain Showers27% rain86% humidityGusts 25 mph
  7. 50°Chance Rain Showers28% rain89% humidityGusts 25 mph
  8. 51°Chance Rain Showers28% rain86% humidityGusts 25 mph
  9. 51°Cloudy5% rain83% humidityGusts 30 mph
  10. 48°Mostly Cloudy2% rain83% humidityGusts 30 mph
  11. 46°Partly Cloudy1% rain83% humidityGusts 26 mph
  12. 45°Partly Cloudy3% rain82% humidityGusts 25 mph
  13. 44°Mostly Cloudy3% rain86% humidityGusts 26 mph
  14. 44°Mostly Cloudy5% rain89% humidityGusts 28 mph
  15. 44°Mostly Cloudy5% rain86% humidityGusts 29 mph
  16. 43°Cloudy7% rain93% humidityGusts 30 mph
  17. 44°Cloudy7% rain93% humidityGusts 32 mph
  18. 44°Slight Chance Rain Showers18% rain93% humidityGusts 33 mph
  19. 43°Slight Chance Rain Showers15% rain93% humidityGusts 36 mph
  20. 44°Slight Chance Rain Showers16% rain96% humidityGusts 37 mph
  21. 46°Cloudy13% rain86% humidityGusts 38 mph
  22. 47°Cloudy12% rain79% humidityGusts 39 mph
  23. 48°Cloudy7% rain74% humidityGusts 39 mph
  24. 47°Cloudy1% rain74% humidityGusts 38 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
92%
Humidity
80–90%
Wind
30 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
18%
Humidity
58–96%
Wind
39 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
45–100%
Wind
17 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
41–89%
Wind
22 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
47–93%
Wind
10 mph
  1. 57° / 48°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.92% rain · Humidity 80–90% · Wind 30 mph
  2. 50° / 37°Friday looks breezy.18% rain · Humidity 58–96% · Wind 39 mph
  3. 56° / 31°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 45–100% · Wind 17 mph
  4. 64° / 39°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 41–89% · Wind 22 mph
  5. 66° / 46°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 47–93% · Wind 10 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

Zearing radar

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

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Zearing.

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 8 mph. Thunder is possible.

Humidity
90%
Wind
8 mph
Gusts
14 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

Nearby regional view

Explore Ames

About 22 miles away, the Ames hub looks more deeply at Ames, IA. It reflects that wider area rather than Zearing’s exact conditions.

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 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 Zearing, 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.