Weather in Bolan, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bolan, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:53 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
23%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
Bolan, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
19%
6p
71°
28%
7p
66°
37%
8p
65°
18%
9p
63°
16%
10p
62°
11p
60°
12a
61°
1a
61°
2a
58°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
57°
7a
61°
8a
65°
9a
71°
10a
75°
11a
80°
12p
83°
1p
86°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
85°
5p
Bolan, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Foggy26%81°55°
- SundayMay 17Rain40%74°59°
- MondayMay 18Showers97%71°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Rain97%62°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—62°43°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle12%54°50°
Bolan, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Bolan, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
066° · veering 143°
Direction
ENE
066°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Bolan, IA
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 112.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.1 Low
Bolan, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
2:04 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bolan, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:07 AM
- Moonset
- 12:45 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Bolan, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Bolan at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 6 (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).