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Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Webster City, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
57%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Webster City, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
8p
68°
9p
66°
10p
66°
11p
64°
12a
62°
1a
61°
2a
59°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
76°
11a
80°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
84°
6p
83°
7p
L 54°H 87°
Webster City, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Showers
    55%
    78°57°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    51%
    77°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    95%
    79°62°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    95%
    62°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    66°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    11%
    59°53°
Webster City, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
059° · backing 92°
Direction
ENE
059°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
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
avg 8 · pk 24 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 92° from the ene.
Webster City, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
971.4
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 28.69 inHg
Now
971.4
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
+1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 969974
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Webster City, IA
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.8 μg/m³
PM 10
4.6 μg/m³
NO₂
3.0 μg/m³
Ozone
97.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Webster City, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:21 AM
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
2:04 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Webster City, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:55 AM
Moonset
2:05 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Webster City, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Webster City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • 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).

ZIP codes in Webster City

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.