Weather in Tama, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tama, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
54%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Tama, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
6p
72°
7p
69°
8p
68°
9p
68°
10p
65°
11p
64°
12a
62°
1a
61°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
57°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
74°
11a
76°
12p
81°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
Tama, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle81%83°60°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm56%82°63°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm83%83°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers80%66°49°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°44°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle10%67°53°
Tama, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Tama, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
115° · veering 139°
Direction
ESE
115°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 6
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
Tama, IA
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 105.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.7 Low
Tama, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
1:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Tama, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:10 AM
- Moonset
- 12:38 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Tama, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Tama at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 28 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 16, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.