Weather in Lewis, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lewis, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
67
°
Rain
Feels like
66°
Humidity
86%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Lewis, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
6p
77°
7p
75°
8p
72°
9p
72°
10p
69°
11p
66°
12a
66°
1a
64°
2a
62°
3a
61°
4a
61°
5a
61°
6a
59°
7a
65°
8a
71°
9a
76°
10a
80°
11a
81°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
86°
13%
5p
Lewis, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm43%85°61°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm68%81°61°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm96%83°60°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers96%61°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°46°
- FridayMay 22Light Rain17%67°55°
Lewis, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Lewis, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
081° · backing 178°
Direction
E
081°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
40
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Lewis, IA
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 99.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.9 Low
Lewis, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:30 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
2:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lewis, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:23 AM
- Moonset
- 12:47 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Lewis, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Lewis at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 24 (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.