Weather in Ottosen, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ottosen, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:03 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
36%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Ottosen, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
8p
69°
9p
69°
10p
67°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
55°
5a
53°
6a
55°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
72°
10a
77°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
90°
3p
89°
4p
88°
5p
84°
6p
78°
25%
7p
Ottosen, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Foggy—80°54°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm34%75°62°
- MondayMay 18Showers98%69°59°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle98%57°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—63°46°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle10%56°53°
Ottosen, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Ottosen, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
065° · backing 15°
Direction
ENE
065°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
21
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
Ottosen, IA
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 99.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Ottosen, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:22 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
2:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ottosen, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:55 AM
- Moonset
- 2:09 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Ottosen, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Ottosen at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 3 (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).