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Weather in Villisca, Iowa

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Villisca, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:02 PM
76
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
75°
Humidity
65%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Villisca, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
6p
76°
7p
73°
8p
72°
9p
71°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
64°
2a
62°
3a
60°
4a
59°
5a
58°
6a
58°
7a
65°
8a
70°
9a
74°
10a
78°
11a
81°
12p
84°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
88°
5p
L 58°H 89°
Villisca, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    61%
    86°63°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    59%
    81°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    89%
    85°61°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Rain
    89%
    63°48°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    —
    63°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    —
    67°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    12%
    59°55°
Villisca, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°50°73°95°6p12a6a12pnow 78°high 89°low 58°
Villisca, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
134° · backing 10°
Direction
SE
134°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 9
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
avg 9 · pk 32 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 22 — flags snap, branches bend.
Villisca, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
967.4
+0.2 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 28.57 inHg
Now
967.4
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
+1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 966–970
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Villisca, IA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.7 μg/m³
PM 10
10.2 μg/m³
NO₂
1.3 μg/m³
Ozone
107.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.9 Low
Villisca, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:31 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
2:03 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Villisca, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:23 AM
Moonset
12:45 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Villisca, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Villisca at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (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.

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Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.