Weather in Lamont, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lamont, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:02 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
75°
Humidity
64%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
Lamont, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
8p
66°
15%
9p
62°
20%
10p
62°
11p
62°
12a
60°
1a
60°
2a
57°
3a
56°
4a
54°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
60°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
71°
11a
75°
12p
78°
1p
81°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
83°
6p
82°
7p
Lamont, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Drizzle80%80°60°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm56%78°63°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm87%80°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers87%71°49°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—58°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—63°41°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle—63°49°
Lamont, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Lamont, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNE
028° · backing 161°
Direction
NNE
028°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
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
Lamont, IA
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 88.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lamont, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
1:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lamont, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:46 AM
- Moonset
- 1:56 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Lamont, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Lamont at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 2 (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).