Weather in Maquoketa, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Maquoketa, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
49%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Maquoketa, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
6p
72°
7p
68°
8p
66°
9p
65°
10p
63°
20%
11p
62°
12a
60°
1a
60°
2a
60°
3a
61°
4a
60°
5a
58°
6a
58°
7a
61°
8a
64°
9a
68°
10a
71°
11a
74°
12p
77°
1p
80°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
Maquoketa, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain77%82°63°
- SundayMay 17Rain29%84°64°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm66%82°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers72%71°51°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°41°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—66°48°
Maquoketa, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Maquoketa, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
132° · backing 95°
Direction
SE
132°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Maquoketa, IA
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 111.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.8 Low
Maquoketa, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:10 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
1:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Maquoketa, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:01 AM
- Moonset
- 12:30 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Maquoketa, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Maquoketa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 28 (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 16, 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).