Weather in La Porte City, Iowa
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La Porte City, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:07 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
63%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
La Porte City, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
8p
72°
9p
72°
10p
68°
11p
68°
12a
65°
1a
64°
10%
2a
62°
3a
61°
4a
58°
5a
57°
6a
59°
7a
63°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
81°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
87°
5p
85°
6p
84°
7p
La Porte City, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Showers79%81°61°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm48%80°63°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm83%83°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers83%68°50°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°43°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle10%66°53°
La Porte City, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
La Porte City, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
099° · veering 144°
Direction
E
099°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 6
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
La Porte City, IA
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
La Porte City, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
1:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
La Porte City, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:49 AM
- Moonset
- 1:58 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
La Porte City, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
La Porte City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 30 (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 17, 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).