Weather in Iowa Falls, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Iowa Falls, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
46%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Iowa Falls, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
6p
73°
12%
7p
74°
10%
8p
71°
9p
68°
10p
67°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
59°
4a
57°
5a
55°
6a
57°
7a
61°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
75°
11a
80°
12p
83°
1p
84°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
88°
5p
Iowa Falls, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle67%79°58°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm80%78°62°
- MondayMay 18Showers90%82°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle90%64°49°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°45°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle—61°53°
Iowa Falls, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Iowa Falls, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
070° · veering 120°
Direction
ENE
070°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
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
Iowa Falls, IA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 112.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.9 Low
Iowa Falls, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
2:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Iowa Falls, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:11 AM
- Moonset
- 12:43 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Iowa Falls, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Iowa Falls 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 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).