Weather in Kingston, Iowa
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kingston, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
78
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
80°
Humidity
63%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Kingston, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
6p
72°
7p
68°
8p
66°
9p
65°
10p
64°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
62°
13%
2a
57°
33%
3a
57°
42%
4a
57°
21%
5a
55°
6a
56°
7a
57°
8a
60°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
71°
12p
74°
1p
76°
2p
78°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
Kingston, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain56%79°62°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm49%84°64°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm89%83°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers65%71°50°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—62°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—65°53°
Kingston, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Kingston, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
166° · backing 45°
Direction
SSE
166°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
32
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
Kingston, IA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Kingston, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
1:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Kingston, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:07 AM
- Moonset
- 12:28 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Kingston, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
weather
Kingston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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.