Weather in Washta, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Washta, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
25%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Washta, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
8p
72°
9p
69°
10p
67°
11p
65°
12a
63°
1a
60°
2a
58°
3a
56°
4a
54°
5a
52°
6a
52°
7a
60°
8a
68°
9a
76°
10a
83°
11a
86°
12p
88°
1p
89°
2p
90°
3p
92°
4p
92°
5p
91°
6p
86°
15%
7p
Washta, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°50°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm51%78°60°
- MondayMay 18Showers94%65°54°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle94%57°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—64°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—66°47°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle14%62°55°
Washta, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Washta, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
078° · veering 24°
Direction
ENE
078°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 11
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
Washta, IA
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 106.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Washta, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
2:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Washta, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:02 AM
- Moonset
- 2:13 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Washta, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Washta at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 1 (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).