Weather in Altoona, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Altoona, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
61%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Altoona, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
6p
73°
7p
70°
8p
69°
9p
68°
10p
67°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
57°
5a
56°
6a
58°
7a
62°
8a
66°
9a
72°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
81°
1p
84°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
85°
5p
Altoona, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm51%82°58°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm63%79°62°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm87%83°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Rain87%63°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°45°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle—66°54°
Altoona, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Altoona, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
114° · veering 36°
Direction
ESE
114°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
41
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Altoona, IA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 103.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.5 Low
Altoona, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:23 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
2:00 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Altoona, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:15 AM
- Moonset
- 12:41 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Altoona, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Altoona at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of May 16, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.