Weather in Ossian, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ossian, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:49 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
35%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Ossian, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
7p
69°
12%
8p
67°
43%
9p
62°
39%
10p
60°
22%
11p
61°
12a
59°
23%
1a
59°
2a
57°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
55°
6a
57°
7a
60°
8a
65°
9a
68°
10a
71°
11a
75°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
83°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
85°
6p
Ossian, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle92%80°59°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain61%77°62°
- MondayMay 18Showers87%77°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers87%63°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—56°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—59°39°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle—56°48°
Ossian, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Ossian, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
047° · backing 123°
Direction
NE
047°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 6
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
Ossian, IA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 93.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Ossian, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:10 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
1:58 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ossian, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:44 AM
- Moonset
- 1:59 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Ossian, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Ossian at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 5 (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).