Weather in Kent Estates, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kent Estates, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
57%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Kent Estates, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
6p
72°
7p
70°
8p
68°
9p
67°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
63°
2a
62°
14%
3a
59°
12%
4a
60°
5a
58°
6a
57°
7a
60°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
72°
12p
75°
1p
79°
2p
81°
3p
81°
4p
82°
5p
Kent Estates, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle65%83°62°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain33%85°65°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm80%83°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers75%72°49°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—62°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—66°44°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—66°52°
Kent Estates, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Kent Estates, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
180° · backing 28°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 8
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 Estates, IA
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 101.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.7 Low
Kent Estates, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:13 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
1:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Kent Estates, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:05 AM
- Moonset
- 12:30 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Kent Estates, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Kent Estates 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.