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Weather in Whitten, Iowa

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

Whitten, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
81
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
80°
Humidity
49%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Whitten, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
6p
74°
7p
74°
8p
72°
9p
70°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
63°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
56°
5a
56°
6a
58°
7a
63°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
76°
11a
79°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
88°
5p
L 56°H 88°
Whitten, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    69%
    81°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    65%
    78°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    92%
    83°62°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    92%
    64°48°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    64°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    64°53°
Whitten, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
089° · veering 86°
Direction
E
089°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
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 6 · pk 17 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 86° from the e.
Whitten, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.3
+0.3 mb in 3h · rising · 28.71 inHg
Now
972.3
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
+3.0
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.
Whitten, IA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.3 μg/m³
PM 10
4.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
112.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.9 Low
Whitten, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
2:00 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Whitten, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:11 AM
Moonset
12:41 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Whitten, 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 →

Whitten at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 30 (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 Whitten

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.