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
Dana, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Thunderstorm64%77°63°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm99%78°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle99%62°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers—62°49°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle13%68°50°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle21%75°56°
Dana, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Dana, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).