Weather in Dike, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dike, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:53 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
83%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
Dike, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
9p
71°
10p
69°
11p
67°
12a
65°
1a
63°
2a
61°
3a
61°
4a
58°
5a
57°
6a
58°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
75°
11a
79°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
88°
5p
85°
6p
85°
7p
80°
8p
Dike, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Drizzle68%79°59°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm55%81°62°
- MondayMay 18Showers91%82°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle91%64°49°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°44°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle10%64°53°
Dike, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Dike, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
090° · backing 146°
Direction
E
090°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
12
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
Dike, IA
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Dike, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:16 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:26 PM
Civil dusk
1:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dike, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:50 AM
- Moonset
- 2:00 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Dike, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Dike at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 1 (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).