Weather in Wadena, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wadena, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:52 AM
64
°
Drizzle
Feels like
65°
Humidity
84%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Wadena, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
13%
11p
61°
12a
60°
12%
1a
59°
2a
57°
3a
56°
4a
54°
5a
53°
6a
56°
7a
61°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
80°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
85°
4p
86°
5p
84°
6p
84°
7p
81°
8p
74°
9p
71°
27%
10p
Wadena, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Rain96%79°62°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm71%78°63°
- MondayMay 18Showers75%80°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers90%72°49°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—63°40°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle10%61°49°
Wadena, IA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Wadena, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNW
333° · veering 99°
Direction
NNW
333°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
23
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
Wadena, IA
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 65.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Wadena, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:11 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
1:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Wadena, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:45 AM
- Moonset
- 1:58 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Wadena, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Wadena at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 3 (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).