Weather in Onawa, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Onawa, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:57 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
58%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Onawa, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
11p
69°
12a
67°
1a
63°
2a
61°
3a
59°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
57°
7a
64°
8a
70°
9a
76°
10a
81°
11a
84°
12p
88°
1p
91°
2p
93°
3p
94°
4p
93°
5p
93°
6p
88°
12%
7p
95°
13%
8p
80°
15%
9p
80°
10p
Onawa, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle37%85°53°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm70%84°63°
- MondayMay 18Rain95%64°54°
- TuesdayMay 19Rain95%60°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—64°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—67°48°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle17%63°55°
Onawa, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Onawa, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
097° · veering 133°
Direction
E
097°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
52
avg 14
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Onawa, IA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Onawa, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:32 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
2:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Onawa, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:06 AM
- Moonset
- 2:12 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Onawa, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Onawa at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 28 (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).