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Weather in Iowa, Louisiana

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Iowa, LA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:07 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
84%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Iowa, LA
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
11p
74°
12a
72°
1a
71°
2a
70°
3a
70°
4a
69°
5a
69°
6a
69°
7a
74°
8a
78°
9a
80°
10a
83°
11a
84°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
86°
3p
85°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
81°
7p
78°
8p
76°
9p
74°
10p
L 69°H 86°
Iowa, LA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    —
    86°69°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    22%
    87°73°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    —
    87°75°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    89°73°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    79%
    89°72°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    69%
    85°72°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    67%
    90°72°
Iowa, LA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°64°77°90°12a6a12p6pnow 75°high 86°low 69°
Iowa, LA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
144° · veering 22°
Direction
SE
144°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 9
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 9 · pk 24 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 22° from the se.
Iowa, LA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.1
-0.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.92 inHg
Now
1013.1
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1011–1016
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Iowa, LA
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.3 μg/m³
PM 10
12.7 μg/m³
NO₂
1.9 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Iowa, LA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:52 AM
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Daylight
13h 42m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
1:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Iowa, LA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:34 AM
Moonset
1:20 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Iowa, LA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Iowa at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 16 (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

Peak growing season

As of May 17, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

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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.