Weather in Buffalo Center, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Buffalo Center, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
33%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Buffalo Center, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
16%
8p
68°
11%
9p
66°
11%
10p
65°
11p
64°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
57°
5a
55°
6a
56°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
72°
10a
77°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
88°
15%
6p
71°
31%
7p
Buffalo Center, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Foggy—82°53°
- SundayMay 17Rain33%72°61°
- MondayMay 18Showers98%68°57°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle98%56°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—63°46°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle12%55°52°
Buffalo Center, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Buffalo Center, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
066° · backing 37°
Direction
ENE
066°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 6
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
Buffalo Center, IA
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 97.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Buffalo Center, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
2:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Buffalo Center, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:51 AM
- Moonset
- 2:09 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Buffalo Center, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Buffalo Center at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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 17, 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).