Weather in Columbus Junction, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Columbus Junction, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
82°
Humidity
57%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Columbus Junction, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
6p
72°
7p
70°
8p
68°
9p
67°
10p
66°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
64°
13%
2a
61°
13%
3a
60°
13%
4a
58°
5a
58°
6a
58°
7a
60°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
77°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
81°
4p
83°
5p
Columbus Junction, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain58%83°63°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain33%85°63°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm74%84°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers72%73°49°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—62°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—66°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—66°52°
Columbus Junction, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Columbus Junction, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
185° · backing 23°
Direction
S
185°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
33
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
Columbus Junction, IA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 98.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.6 Low
Columbus Junction, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
1:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Columbus Junction, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:07 AM
- Moonset
- 12:31 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Columbus Junction, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Columbus Junction at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 24 (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.