Weather in Alta Vista, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alta Vista, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:03 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
40%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Alta Vista, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
49%
9p
64°
25%
10p
61°
11p
61°
12%
12a
59°
1a
59°
2a
57°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
57°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
69°
10a
74°
11a
78°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
84°
6p
85°
7p
82°
12%
8p
Alta Vista, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle64%81°59°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm59%73°62°
- MondayMay 18Showers89%73°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers89%63°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—58°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—61°42°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle—54°50°
Alta Vista, IA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Alta Vista, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
063° · backing 144°
Direction
ENE
063°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
21
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
Alta Vista, IA
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 80.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Alta Vista, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:13 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
2:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Alta Vista, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:46 AM
- Moonset
- 2:02 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Alta Vista, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Alta Vista at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 5 (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).