Weather in Winterset, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Winterset, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
79%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Winterset, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
6p
75°
7p
72°
8p
69°
9p
67°
10p
67°
11p
67°
12a
64°
1a
61°
2a
61°
3a
59°
4a
57°
5a
56°
6a
57°
7a
63°
8a
69°
9a
74°
10a
77°
11a
80°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
Winterset, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm49%80°60°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm64%79°61°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm87%82°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Rain87%61°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast14%65°54°
Winterset, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Winterset, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNE
031° · backing 161°
Direction
NNE
031°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
45
avg 10
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Winterset, IA
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 95.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.5 Low
Winterset, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:26 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 32m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
2:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Winterset, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:18 AM
- Moonset
- 12:42 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Winterset, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Winterset at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 24 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 16, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.