Weather in Lakota, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lakota, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
29%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:35 PM
Lakota, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
16%
8p
69°
9p
68°
10p
66°
11p
65°
12a
64°
1a
63°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
57°
5a
55°
6a
56°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
77°
11a
81°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
90°
3p
87°
4p
88°
5p
85°
16%
6p
69°
29%
7p
Lakota, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°53°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm40%72°60°
- MondayMay 18Showers98%68°57°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle98%56°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°46°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle12%56°52°
Lakota, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Lakota, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
041° · backing 65°
Direction
NE
041°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
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
Lakota, IA
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 97.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Lakota, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:35 PM
Civil dusk
2:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lakota, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:52 AM
- Moonset
- 2:09 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Lakota, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Lakota at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 6 (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).