Weather in Downey, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Downey, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
82
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
57%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Downey, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
6p
73°
7p
70°
8p
68°
9p
69°
10p
68°
11p
67°
12a
65°
1a
64°
10%
2a
64°
3a
60°
4a
60°
5a
58°
6a
58°
7a
60°
8a
64°
9a
67°
10a
71°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
80°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
Downey, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle59%82°63°
- SundayMay 17Rain32%85°63°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm75%83°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers72%73°49°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—66°43°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—65°51°
Downey, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Downey, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
159° · backing 14°
Direction
SSE
159°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 8
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
Downey, IA
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 101.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.7 Low
Downey, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
1:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Downey, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:06 AM
- Moonset
- 12:32 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Downey, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Downey at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (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.