Weather in Buffalo Center, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Buffalo Center, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:55 AM
63
°
Overcast
Feels like
62°
Humidity
80%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:35 PM
Buffalo Center, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
57°
5a
55°
6a
56°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
72°
10a
77°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
88°
15%
6p
71°
31%
7p
80°
40%
8p
69°
57%
9p
67°
48%
10p
66°
27%
11p
Buffalo Center, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Thunderstorm56%78°61°
- MondayMay 18Showers98%65°56°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Rain98%55°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle—59°47°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle14%68°49°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle22%69°55°
Buffalo Center, IA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Buffalo Center, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
074° · veering 106°
Direction
ENE
074°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Buffalo Center, IA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 73.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Buffalo Center, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
8:35 PM
Civil dusk
2:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Buffalo Center, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:51 AM
- Moonset
- 2:09 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Buffalo Center, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Buffalo Center at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 6 (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).