Weather in Independence, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Independence, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:01 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
60%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Independence, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
8p
67°
11%
9p
65°
16%
10p
65°
11p
63°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
56°
5a
56°
6a
58°
7a
61°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
79°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
84°
4p
84°
5p
82°
6p
81°
7p
Independence, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle73%81°60°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm52%79°63°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm86%81°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers86%70°49°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°43°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle—65°51°
Independence, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Independence, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
049° · veering 46°
Direction
NE
049°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 6
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
Independence, IA
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Independence, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:13 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
1:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Independence, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:47 AM
- Moonset
- 1:57 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Independence, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Independence at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 1 (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).