Weather in Indianola, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Indianola, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
56%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Indianola, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
6p
74°
7p
72°
8p
70°
9p
68°
10p
67°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
63°
2a
62°
3a
61°
4a
59°
5a
58°
6a
59°
7a
63°
8a
68°
9a
73°
10a
76°
11a
79°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
Indianola, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm42%82°60°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm63%80°62°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm81%83°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Rain81%63°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—67°54°
Indianola, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Indianola, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
147° · veering 143°
Direction
SSE
147°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 9
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
Indianola, IA
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Indianola, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:24 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
1:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Indianola, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:16 AM
- Moonset
- 12:41 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Indianola, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Indianola at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 24 (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.