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

Wall Lake, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
33%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:35 PM
Wall Lake, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
8p
72°
9p
72°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
65°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
58°
4a
54°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
62°
8a
69°
9a
75°
10a
79°
11a
83°
12p
86°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
90°
4p
92°
5p
91°
6p
85°
7p
L 53°H 92°
Wall Lake, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    83°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    60%
    79°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    97%
    75°58°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    97%
    58°46°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    61°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    64°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Rain
    11%
    57°54°
Wall Lake, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
066° · veering 20°
Direction
ENE
066°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 12
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
avg 12 · pk 32 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 20° from the ene.
Wall Lake, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
965.1
+2.0 mb in 3h · rising · 28.50 inHg
Now
965.1
mb
3h
+2.0
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
+2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 962967
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Wall Lake, IA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.1 μg/m³
PM 10
3.7 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
103.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Wall Lake, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:27 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:35 PM
Civil dusk
2:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Wall Lake, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:01 AM
Moonset
2:09 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Wall Lake, 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 →

Wall Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°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 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 Wall Lake

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.