Weather in Portland, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Portland, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
74
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
59%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
Portland, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
12%
6p
74°
24%
7p
68°
40%
8p
64°
15%
9p
64°
11%
10p
63°
11p
61°
12a
62°
1a
62°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
62°
8a
66°
9a
71°
10a
76°
11a
80°
12p
84°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
89°
5p
Portland, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle46%78°57°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle49%73°61°
- MondayMay 18Showers96%70°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Rain96%63°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—63°44°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle—54°50°
Portland, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Portland, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
N
011° · veering 16°
Direction
N
011°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 4
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
Portland, IA
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 112.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.1 Low
Portland, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:16 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
2:04 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Portland, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:08 AM
- Moonset
- 12:44 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Portland, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Portland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 5 (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).