Weather in Washington, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Washington, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
79
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
81°
Humidity
63%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Washington, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
6p
73°
7p
71°
8p
69°
9p
68°
10p
66°
11p
66°
12a
65°
1a
65°
14%
2a
61°
12%
3a
60°
11%
4a
58°
5a
57°
6a
57°
7a
60°
8a
64°
9a
67°
10a
71°
11a
74°
12p
77°
1p
80°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
83°
5p
Washington, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm46%83°63°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain43%85°62°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm66%84°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers72%71°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°47°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—66°51°
Washington, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Washington, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
171° · veering 5°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
40
avg 10
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Washington, IA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 100.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.5 Low
Washington, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
1:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Washington, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:08 AM
- Moonset
- 12:32 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Washington, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Washington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 24 (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.