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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
L 56°H 90°
Rake, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Foggy
    82°53°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    41%
    74°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    97%
    65°58°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    97%
    56°46°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    61°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    63°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    15%
    55°51°
Rake, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 7 · pk 25 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 124° from the ene.
Rake, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
968.0
0.0 mb in 3h · falling · 28.59 inHg
Now
968.0
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
+3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 965971
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Rake

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.