Weather in Orient, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Orient, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:48 AM
68
°
Light Rain
Feels like
72°
Humidity
92%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
Orient, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
7p
72°
8p
70°
9p
68°
10p
68°
11p
65°
12a
63°
1a
61°
2a
62°
3a
60°
4a
59°
5a
59°
6a
59°
7a
65°
8a
70°
9a
74°
10a
77°
11a
80°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
85°
6p
Orient, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm43%81°62°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm75%78°61°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm90%81°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers90%61°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°44°
- FridayMay 22Overcast13%65°54°
Orient, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Orient, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
153° · backing 67°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 10
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
Orient, IA
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 92.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Orient, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
2:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Orient, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:02 AM
- Moonset
- 2:03 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Orient, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Orient at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 23 (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.