Weather in North Buena Vista, Iowa
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North Buena Vista, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:43 AM
71
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
71°
Humidity
61%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
North Buena Vista, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
9p
66°
17%
10p
60°
36%
11p
62°
18%
12a
60°
11%
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
59°
4a
58°
5a
59°
6a
60°
7a
62°
8a
66°
9a
69°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
78°
1p
81°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
84°
5p
84°
6p
82°
7p
79°
8p
North Buena Vista, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain91%83°61°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm50%80°64°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm70%81°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers76%72°50°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°39°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—65°49°
North Buena Vista, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
North Buena Vista, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
056° · backing 135°
Direction
NE
056°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 5
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
North Buena Vista, IA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 70.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
North Buena Vista, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:09 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
1:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
North Buena Vista, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:43 AM
- Moonset
- 1:54 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
North Buena Vista, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
North Buena Vista at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 2 (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).