Weather in Fayette, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fayette, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:01 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
67%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Fayette, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
11%
8p
62°
31%
9p
62°
27%
10p
62°
11p
60°
12a
61°
15%
1a
58°
2a
57°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
57°
7a
61°
8a
65°
9a
68°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
79°
1p
82°
2p
84°
3p
85°
4p
86°
5p
84°
6p
83°
7p
Fayette, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Rain98%77°62°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm66%76°63°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm90%80°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers90%70°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—58°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—62°41°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle—62°50°
Fayette, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Fayette, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
038° · veering 161°
Direction
NE
038°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
28
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
Fayette, IA
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 82.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fayette, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
1:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fayette, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:45 AM
- Moonset
- 1:58 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Fayette, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Fayette at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 3 (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 17, 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).