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Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

West Bend, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:05 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
63°
Humidity
45%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:35 PM
West Bend, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
9p
68°
10p
66°
11p
65°
12a
64°
1a
61°
2a
59°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
60°
8a
65°
9a
70°
10a
77°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
87°
5p
83°
11%
6p
79°
26%
7p
73°
43%
8p
L 53°H 89°
West Bend, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    80°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    38%
    80°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    98%
    66°58°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    98%
    57°46°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    61°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    63°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    11%
    56°53°
West Bend, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
074° · veering 18°
Direction
ENE
074°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 9
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
avg 9 · pk 23 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 18° from the ene.
West Bend, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
965.7
+0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 28.52 inHg
Now
965.7
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
+2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 963969
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
West Bend, IA
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.3 μg/m³
PM 10
5.2 μg/m³
NO₂
3.5 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
West Bend, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:22 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
8:35 PM
Civil dusk
2:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
West Bend, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:55 AM
Moonset
2:09 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
West Bend, 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 →

West Bend at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 4 (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 West Bend

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.