Weather in Colo, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Colo, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:55 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
75%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Colo, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
11p
67°
12a
65°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
59°
4a
58°
5a
56°
6a
59°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
76°
11a
79°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
88°
4p
88°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
81°
11%
8p
78°
11%
9p
75°
32%
10p
Colo, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain70%82°58°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm65%79°62°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm96%82°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Rain96%64°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°45°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle10%65°53°
Colo, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Colo, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
076° · backing 85°
Direction
ENE
076°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 8
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
Colo, IA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 64.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Colo, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:21 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
2:00 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Colo, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:54 AM
- Moonset
- 2:01 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Colo, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Colo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below 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).