Weather in Kalona, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kalona, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
82°
Humidity
58%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Kalona, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
6p
74°
7p
71°
8p
69°
9p
69°
10p
66°
11p
66°
12a
64°
12%
1a
65°
11%
2a
63°
3a
60°
4a
60°
5a
57°
6a
58°
7a
61°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
72°
11a
75°
12p
78°
1p
81°
2p
84°
3p
83°
4p
84°
5p
Kalona, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm52%84°63°
- SundayMay 17Rain39%85°63°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm74%83°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers73%69°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—66°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—66°51°
Kalona, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Kalona, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
174° · backing 125°
Direction
S
174°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
31
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
Kalona, IA
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 102.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.7 Low
Kalona, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:16 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
1:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Kalona, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:08 AM
- Moonset
- 12:33 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Kalona, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Kalona at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (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.