Weather in Walker, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Walker, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:53 PM
81
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
46%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
Walker, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
6p
73°
7p
70°
8p
68°
9p
69°
15%
10p
67°
11p
66°
12a
65°
1a
63°
2a
61°
3a
61°
4a
57°
5a
57°
6a
59°
7a
62°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
79°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
84°
4p
85°
5p
Walker, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain72%83°61°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain52%81°63°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm77%81°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers77%69°50°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°42°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—65°51°
Walker, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Walker, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
108° · veering 121°
Direction
ESE
108°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
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
Walker, IA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 101.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.8 Low
Walker, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
1:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Walker, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:05 AM
- Moonset
- 12:36 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Walker, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Walker at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 30 (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).