Weather in Lake City, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake City, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:44 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
63%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Lake City, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
10p
68°
11p
65°
12a
63°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
61°
8a
67°
9a
73°
10a
77°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
95°
5p
86°
6p
85°
11%
7p
78°
27%
8p
72°
42%
9p
Lake City, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast30%81°55°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm65%80°62°
- MondayMay 18Showers99%73°60°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle99%58°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—64°46°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle14%57°54°
Lake City, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Lake City, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
067° · veering 38°
Direction
ENE
067°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 12
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
Lake City, IA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 84.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lake City, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:25 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
2:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lake City, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:59 AM
- Moonset
- 2:08 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Lake City, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Lake City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 30 (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).