Weather in La Motte, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
La Motte, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:43 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
70%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
La Motte, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
10p
59°
27%
11p
59°
17%
12a
59°
1a
59°
2a
59°
3a
60°
4a
57°
5a
57°
6a
57°
7a
59°
8a
62°
9a
66°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
75°
1p
78°
2p
80°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
82°
6p
80°
7p
77°
8p
73°
9p
La Motte, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain65%81°62°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm58%80°63°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm75%82°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers80%70°50°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°39°
- FridayMay 22Overcast10%64°46°
La Motte, IA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
La Motte, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
137° · backing 63°
Direction
SE
137°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 8
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
La Motte, IA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 84.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
La Motte, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:09 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
1:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
La Motte, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:43 AM
- Moonset
- 1:51 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
La Motte, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
La Motte 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).