Weather in Lake Mills, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake Mills, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:03 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
46%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
Lake Mills, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
14%
9p
64°
14%
10p
62°
11p
62°
12a
60°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
57°
4a
54°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
60°
8a
65°
9a
70°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
82°
1p
85°
2p
87°
3p
84°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
80°
27%
7p
67°
48%
8p
Lake Mills, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Foggy13%80°50°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain31%72°58°
- MondayMay 18Showers97%66°60°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle97%60°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—62°44°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle14%53°50°
Lake Mills, IA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Lake Mills, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNE
029° · backing 147°
Direction
NNE
029°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 6
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Lake Mills, IA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 78.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lake Mills, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
2:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lake Mills, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:50 AM
- Moonset
- 2:07 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Lake Mills, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Lake Mills at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 66°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 7 (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).