Weather in Rake, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rake, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:41 AM
64
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
47%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Rake, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
10%
10p
67°
11p
64°
12a
65°
1a
63°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
57°
5a
56°
6a
57°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
78°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
85°
5p
90°
17%
6p
70°
33%
7p
69°
44%
8p
66°
49%
9p
Rake, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Foggy—82°53°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm41%74°60°
- MondayMay 18Showers97%65°58°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast97%56°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—63°45°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle15%55°51°
Rake, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Rake, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
063° · backing 124°
Direction
ENE
063°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 7
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
Rake, IA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 71.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Rake, 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 45m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
2:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rake, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:51 AM
- Moonset
- 2:09 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Rake, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Rake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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).