Weather in Oak Hills, Iowa
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oak Hills, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:05 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
75°
Humidity
67%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Oak Hills, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
8p
66°
9p
66°
10p
65°
11p
64°
12a
63°
10%
1a
62°
12%
2a
57°
45%
3a
57°
45%
4a
56°
25%
5a
55°
10%
6a
55°
7a
57°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
69°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
Oak Hills, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain35%80°63°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm61%83°63°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm89%83°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers62%71°51°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—62°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast10%65°54°
Oak Hills, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Oak Hills, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
137° · backing 54°
Direction
SE
137°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
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
Oak Hills, IA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 71.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Oak Hills, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:16 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
1:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oak Hills, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:51 AM
- Moonset
- 1:47 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Oak Hills, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Oak Hills at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 21 (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 17, 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.