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Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Volga, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:03 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
56%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Volga, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
8p
67°
22%
9p
61°
28%
10p
63°
18%
11p
61°
12a
62°
10%
1a
60°
2a
57°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
57°
7a
62°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
79°
1p
82°
2p
84°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
83°
7p
L 54°H 85°
Volga, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Rain
    89%
    80°61°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    69%
    79°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    85%
    81°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    85%
    73°49°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    63°40°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    61°49°
Volga, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
028° · veering 130°
Direction
NNE
028°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 5
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
avg 5 · pk 27 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 130° from the nne.
Volga, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.6
-1.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.96 inHg
Now
980.6
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
+3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977983
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Volga, IA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.2 μg/m³
PM 10
5.4 μg/m³
NO₂
4.3 μg/m³
Ozone
82.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Volga, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:11 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
1:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Volga, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:44 AM
Moonset
1:57 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Volga, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Volga 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).

ZIP codes in Volga

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.