Weather in West Bend, Iowa
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
West Bend, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—80°54°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm38%80°61°
- MondayMay 18Showers98%66°58°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle98%57°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—63°46°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle11%56°53°
West Bend, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
West Bend, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).