Weather in Defiance, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Defiance, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
77
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
76°
Humidity
64%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:35 PM
Defiance, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
6p
77°
7p
74°
8p
71°
9p
68°
10p
65°
11p
63°
12a
61°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
54°
6a
54°
7a
61°
8a
68°
9a
75°
10a
78°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
88°
4p
88°
12%
5p
Defiance, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm48%81°56°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm68%78°61°
- MondayMay 18Showers97%79°58°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle97%58°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—65°46°
- FridayMay 22Light Rain13%59°54°
Defiance, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Defiance, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
082° · veering 124°
Direction
E
082°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Defiance, IA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 113.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.8 Low
Defiance, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:29 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
8:35 PM
Civil dusk
2:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Defiance, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:22 AM
- Moonset
- 12:50 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Defiance, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Defiance at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 27 (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.