Weather in Okoboji, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Okoboji, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:05 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
28%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Okoboji, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
8p
72°
9p
71°
10p
68°
11p
67°
12a
64°
1a
61°
2a
59°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
60°
8a
66°
9a
73°
10a
78°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
89°
5p
88°
18%
6p
77°
20%
7p
Okoboji, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—80°47°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm42%70°57°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers93%64°50°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle93%53°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—62°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°45°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle13%57°53°
Okoboji, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Okoboji, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
059° · backing 13°
Direction
ENE
059°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
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
Okoboji, IA
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 105.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Okoboji, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:23 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
2:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Okoboji, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:56 AM
- Moonset
- 2:14 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Okoboji, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Okoboji at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 6 (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).