Weather in Diagonal, Iowa
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Diagonal, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:53 PM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
77%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Diagonal, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
6p
73°
7p
70°
8p
68°
9p
67°
10p
67°
10%
11p
66°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
59°
5a
57°
6a
59°
7a
64°
8a
68°
9a
71°
10a
76°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
84°
4p
87°
5p
Diagonal, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm83%83°64°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm84%80°61°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm85%80°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers85%62°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°46°
- FridayMay 22Foggy13%65°55°
Diagonal, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Diagonal, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
105° · backing 47°
Direction
ESE
105°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
44
avg 10
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
Diagonal, IA
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 94.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.9 Low
Diagonal, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:29 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
2:00 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Diagonal, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:21 AM
- Moonset
- 12:42 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Diagonal, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
weather
Diagonal at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (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.