Weather in Otho, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Otho, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:53 PM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
41%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
Otho, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
6p
75°
7p
73°
8p
70°
9p
70°
10p
68°
11p
65°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
59°
4a
56°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
63°
8a
68°
9a
74°
10a
78°
11a
82°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
89°
5p
Otho, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Showers47%79°58°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm66%77°62°
- MondayMay 18Showers95%78°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle95%62°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—65°45°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle15%58°53°
Otho, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Otho, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
072° · veering 81°
Direction
ENE
072°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 8
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
Otho, IA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 113.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.9 Low
Otho, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:23 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
2:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Otho, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:15 AM
- Moonset
- 12:47 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Otho, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Otho at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 1 (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).