Weather in Waukon, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Waukon, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
35%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Waukon, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
8p
65°
21%
9p
59°
46%
10p
58°
36%
11p
58°
14%
12a
56°
21%
1a
56°
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
54°
5a
54°
6a
55°
7a
59°
8a
64°
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
74°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
81°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
83°
6p
82°
7p
Waukon, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain93%80°58°
- SundayMay 17Rain59%76°61°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm86%77°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers86%62°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—56°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—59°38°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle—55°47°
Waukon, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Waukon, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
047° · backing 174°
Direction
NE
047°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
22
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Waukon, IA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Waukon, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:09 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
1:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Waukon, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:42 AM
- Moonset
- 1:59 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Waukon, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Waukon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 6 (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).