Weather in Cascade, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cascade, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
81
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
48%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Cascade, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
6p
70°
7p
68°
8p
65°
9p
62°
10p
61°
16%
11p
59°
12a
58°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
60°
4a
57°
5a
57°
6a
57°
7a
61°
8a
64°
9a
68°
10a
71°
11a
74°
12p
77°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
Cascade, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle65%83°62°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain44%82°64°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm65%80°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers74%71°51°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°40°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—64°49°
Cascade, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Cascade, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
153° · backing 111°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
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
Cascade, IA
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 104.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.8 Low
Cascade, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:10 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
1:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cascade, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:02 AM
- Moonset
- 12:32 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Cascade, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Cascade at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 30 (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).