Outdoor conditions in

Iola

Kansas
Flood WatchFlood Watch issued October 15 at 2:20AM CDT until October 15 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Wichita KSOfficial NWS alert
Now
  1. 70°Rain Showers96% rain93% humidityGusts 9 mph
  2. 71°Rain Showers83% rain91% humidityGusts 13 mph
  3. 71°Rain Showers Likely70% rain90% humidityGusts 15 mph
  4. 71°Rain Showers Likely55% rain88% humidityGusts 17 mph
  5. 70°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms41% rain90% humidityGusts 18 mph
  6. 70°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms42% rain89% humidityGusts 20 mph
  7. 68°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms44% rain91% humidityGusts 21 mph
  8. 67°Chance Rain Showers41% rain86% humidityGusts 23 mph
  9. 66°Chance Rain Showers31% rain79% humidityGusts 26 mph
  10. 62°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain82% humidityGusts 28 mph
  11. 58°Cloudy12% rain90% humidityGusts 28 mph
  12. 54°Mostly Cloudy10% rain97% humidityGusts 28 mph
  13. 54°Mostly Cloudy7% rain93% humidityGusts 26 mph
  14. 54°Mostly Cloudy5% rain89% humidityGusts 25 mph
  15. 54°Mostly Cloudy3% rain84% humidityGusts 25 mph
  16. 53°Partly Cloudy2% rain80% humidityGusts 24 mph
  17. 52°Mostly Clear0% rain76% humidityGusts 25 mph
  18. 50°Mostly Clear0% rain73% humidityGusts 26 mph
  19. 49°Mostly Clear0% rain71% humidityGusts 25 mph
  20. 47°Mostly Clear0% rain70% humidityGusts 25 mph
  21. 46°Mostly Clear0% rain72% humidityGusts 26 mph
  22. 45°Sunny0% rain72% humidityGusts 28 mph
  23. 44°Sunny0% rain72% humidityGusts 28 mph
  24. 44°Sunny0% rain73% humidityGusts 29 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
96%
Humidity
79–97%
Wind
28 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
12%
Humidity
53–80%
Wind
38 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
44–98%
Wind
14 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
46–100%
Wind
20 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
1%
Humidity
40–93%
Wind
14 mph
  1. 71° / 54°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.96% rain · Humidity 79–97% · Wind 28 mph
  2. 55° / 44°Friday looks breezy.12% rain · Humidity 53–80% · Wind 38 mph
  3. 59° / 35°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 44–98% · Wind 14 mph
  4. 65° / 37°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 46–100% · Wind 20 mph
  5. 71° / 44°Monday looks fairly quiet.1% rain · Humidity 40–93% · Wind 14 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Chanute area · Updated Thu 9:25 AM
18GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground18 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Iola radar

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

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Iola.

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

Thunder is possible.

Humidity
93%
Wind
7 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 Chanute area, about 18 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 Iola, KS, 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.