Weather in Walnut, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Walnut, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:53 PM
68
°
Showers
Feels like
65°
Humidity
80%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Walnut, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
6p
78°
7p
75°
8p
72°
9p
71°
10p
69°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
59°
4a
57°
5a
56°
6a
57°
7a
63°
8a
70°
9a
75°
10a
79°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
88°
4p
90°
19%
5p
Walnut, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm34%81°59°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm67%79°60°
- MondayMay 18Showers97%82°59°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle97%58°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—64°46°
- FridayMay 22Light Rain14%67°54°
Walnut, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Walnut, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
125° · backing 166°
Direction
SE
125°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 11
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
Walnut, IA
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 107.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.8 Low
Walnut, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:30 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
2:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Walnut, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:23 AM
- Moonset
- 12:48 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Walnut, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Walnut at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 25 (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.