Weather in West Union, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Union, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:42 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
52%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
West Union, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
35%
9p
60°
39%
10p
62°
12%
11p
60°
12a
60°
18%
1a
59°
2a
57°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
61°
8a
64°
9a
68°
10a
72°
11a
76°
12p
79°
1p
82°
2p
84°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
83°
7p
82°
8p
West Union, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain99%78°60°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm63%76°61°
- MondayMay 18Showers89%78°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers89%65°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—58°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—61°40°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle—59°49°
West Union, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
West Union, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
058° · backing 140°
Direction
ENE
058°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 5
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
West Union, IA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 74.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
West Union, 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 42m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
1:58 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
West Union, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:45 AM
- Moonset
- 1:59 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
West Union, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
West Union at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 4 (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).