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Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Waterville, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
30%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Waterville, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
6p
72°
7p
70°
8p
68°
12%
9p
62°
39%
10p
61°
37%
11p
61°
13%
12a
59°
16%
1a
59°
11%
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
57°
5a
56°
6a
59°
7a
62°
8a
66°
9a
69°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
79°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
L 56°H 85°
Waterville, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Rain
    95%
    83°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    54%
    79°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    87%
    78°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    87%
    65°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    58°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    61°39°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    58°49°
Waterville, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
339° · veering 48°
Direction
NNW
339°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 5
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
avg 5 · pk 35 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Waterville, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.3
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 28.89 inHg
Now
978.3
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
+2.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973980
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Waterville, IA
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.2 μg/m³
PM 10
7.2 μg/m³
NO₂
1.9 μg/m³
Ozone
101.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.9 Low
Waterville, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:08 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
1:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Waterville, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:00 AM
Moonset
12:37 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Waterville, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Waterville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 5 (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).

ZIP codes in Waterville

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.