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Weather in Iola, Texas

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

Iola, TX
Sunday, May 17 at 4:57 AM
76
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
77%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Iola, TX
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
11p
72°
12a
70°
1a
68°
2a
68°
3a
68°
4a
68°
5a
69°
6a
70°
7a
71°
8a
74°
9a
76°
10a
78°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
88°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
84°
6p
83°
7p
81°
8p
78°
9p
76°
10p
L 68°H 88°
Iola, TX
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    87°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    12%
    89°74°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    15%
    90°76°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    61%
    91°74°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Showers
    60%
    78°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    68%
    81°66°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    70%
    86°69°
Iola, TX
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
158° · steady
Direction
SSE
158°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 12
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 12 · pk 30 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the sse.
Iola, TX
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.1
+0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.47 inHg
Now
998.1
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961002
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Iola, TX
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
9.3 μg/m³
PM 10
12.1 μg/m³
NO₂
5.0 μg/m³
Ozone
82.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Iola, TX
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:03 AM
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Daylight
13h 44m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
1:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Iola, TX
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:45 AM
Moonset
1:35 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Iola, TX
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 →

Iola at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 20 (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.

ZIP codes in Iola

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.