Weather in Paton, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Paton, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
79
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
79°
Humidity
55%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
Paton, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
6p
76°
7p
74°
8p
72°
9p
70°
10p
69°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
59°
4a
57°
5a
55°
6a
56°
7a
63°
8a
69°
9a
73°
10a
78°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
89°
5p
Paton, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain63%81°57°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm69%78°62°
- MondayMay 18Showers95%82°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast95%61°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°46°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle15%60°54°
Paton, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Paton, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
106° · veering 144°
Direction
ESE
106°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 10
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Paton, IA
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 112.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.7 Low
Paton, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:24 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
2:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Paton, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:16 AM
- Moonset
- 12:46 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Paton, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Paton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 29 (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).