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Weather in Ocheyedan, Iowa

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ocheyedan, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:53 PM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
20%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Ocheyedan, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
12%
6p
74°
7p
74°
8p
69°
9p
68°
10p
67°
11p
64°
12a
61°
1a
59°
2a
57°
3a
55°
4a
55°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
62°
8a
66°
9a
73°
10a
77°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
89°
3p
86°
4p
88°
5p
L 53°H 89°
Ocheyedan, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    80°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    56%
    69°57°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    92%
    63°49°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    92%
    52°43°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    62°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    10%
    65°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    17%
    58°53°
Ocheyedan, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
090° · veering 103°
Direction
E
090°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
avg 7 · pk 24 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 103° from the e.
Ocheyedan, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
955.2
+1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 28.21 inHg
Now
955.2
mb
3h
+1.9
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
+4.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 950957
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ocheyedan, IA
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.1 μg/m³
PM 10
8.7 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
113.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.1 Low
Ocheyedan, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:25 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
2:14 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ocheyedan, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:17 AM
Moonset
12:56 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Ocheyedan, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ocheyedan at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 7 (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).

ZIP codes in Ocheyedan

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.