Weather in Galt, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Galt, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
78
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
36%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
Galt, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
6p
74°
17%
7p
75°
8p
73°
9p
68°
10p
69°
11p
66°
12a
65°
1a
63°
2a
61°
3a
59°
4a
57°
5a
56°
6a
57°
7a
64°
8a
68°
9a
73°
10a
78°
11a
81°
12p
84°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
90°
5p
Galt, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Foggy49%80°58°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm59%77°62°
- MondayMay 18Showers95%77°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle95%63°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—64°45°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle—55°51°
Galt, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Galt, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
066° · veering 90°
Direction
ENE
066°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
18
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
Galt, IA
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 114.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.1 Low
Galt, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
2:04 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Galt, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:12 AM
- Moonset
- 12:45 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Galt, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Galt at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 2 (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 16, 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).