Weather in Kent, Iowa
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kent, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
67%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Kent, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
6p
75°
7p
72°
8p
70°
9p
69°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
63°
2a
63°
3a
61°
4a
60°
5a
58°
6a
59°
7a
64°
8a
69°
9a
72°
10a
77°
11a
80°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
88°
5p
Kent, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm73%84°64°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm75%79°61°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm88%81°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers88%61°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—65°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast14%66°54°
Kent, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Kent, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
059° · backing 83°
Direction
ENE
059°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
47
avg 10
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
Kent, IA
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 94.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.9 Low
Kent, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:29 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
2:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Kent, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:21 AM
- Moonset
- 12:43 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Kent, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
weather
Kent at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (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.