Weather in Afton, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Afton, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:48 AM
69
°
Showers
Feels like
69°
Humidity
83%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Afton, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
7p
71°
8p
68°
9p
68°
10p
67°
11p
65°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
62°
3a
60°
4a
58°
5a
57°
6a
58°
7a
64°
8a
68°
9a
72°
10a
77°
11a
79°
12p
83°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
87°
6p
Afton, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm59%84°63°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm63%80°62°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm86%80°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers86%61°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast14%65°54°
Afton, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Afton, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNW
347° · veering 116°
Direction
NNW
347°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
43
avg 9
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
Afton, IA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Afton, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:27 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
2:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Afton, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:02 AM
- Moonset
- 2:01 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Afton, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Afton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 22 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.