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Weather in Dana, Iowa

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dana, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:58 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
64°
Humidity
81%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
Dana, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
62°
8a
68°
9a
73°
10a
77°
11a
81°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
88°
5p
90°
6p
85°
10%
7p
81°
10%
8p
75°
25%
9p
74°
37%
10p
70°
42%
11p
L 54°H 90°
Dana, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    64%
    77°63°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    99%
    78°63°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    99%
    62°46°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    61°41°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Showers
    62°49°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    68°50°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    75°56°
Dana, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
059° · backing 9°
Direction
ENE
059°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 11
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
avg 11 · pk 31 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 24 — flags snap, branches bend.
Dana, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
966.4
-1.6 mb in 3h · rising · 28.54 inHg
Now
966.4
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 966971
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Dana, IA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.1 μg/m³
PM 10
5.7 μg/m³
NO₂
6.6 μg/m³
Ozone
66.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Dana, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:24 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
2:04 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dana, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 AM
Moonset
2:05 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Dana, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dana at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 29 (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).

ZIP codes in Dana

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.