Weather in Westside, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Westside, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:10 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
64°
Humidity
34%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:35 PM
Westside, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
9p
70°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
65°
1a
62°
2a
60°
3a
58°
4a
54°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
64°
8a
71°
9a
77°
10a
80°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
88°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
92°
5p
90°
6p
83°
7p
86°
12%
8p
Westside, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast29%81°55°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm66%78°62°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm97%74°58°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast97%57°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—64°46°
- FridayMay 22Light Rain11%57°54°
Westside, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Westside, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
060° · backing 7°
Direction
ENE
060°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 12
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Westside, IA
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 101.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Westside, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:35 PM
Civil dusk
2:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Westside, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:01 AM
- Moonset
- 2:08 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Westside, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Westside at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 28 (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).