Weather in Balltown, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Balltown, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
42%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Balltown, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
6p
69°
7p
67°
8p
65°
9p
64°
10%
10p
59°
38%
11p
59°
20%
12a
58°
11%
1a
58°
2a
58°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
57°
6a
57°
7a
59°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
75°
1p
78°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
82°
5p
Balltown, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain88%81°60°
- SundayMay 17Rain39%80°63°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm68%79°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers75%70°49°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—57°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—62°37°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—63°46°
Balltown, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Balltown, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
158° · backing 113°
Direction
SSE
158°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Balltown, IA
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 95.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.8 Low
Balltown, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:09 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
1:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Balltown, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:00 AM
- Moonset
- 12:33 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Balltown, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Balltown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 2 (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
Cool-season window is open
As of May 16, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).