Weather in Center Junction, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Center Junction, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:40 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
66%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Center Junction, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
9p
66°
10p
65°
11p
60°
12a
61°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
60°
4a
59°
5a
58°
6a
58°
7a
61°
8a
64°
9a
68°
10a
71°
11a
74°
12p
77°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
81°
7p
79°
8p
Center Junction, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle62%82°63°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm50%80°63°
- MondayMay 18Showers65%82°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers74%72°50°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°41°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—63°48°
Center Junction, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Center Junction, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
126° · veering 23°
Direction
SE
126°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 8
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
Center Junction, IA
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Center Junction, 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 37m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
1:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Center Junction, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:45 AM
- Moonset
- 1:52 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Center Junction, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Center Junction at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 29 (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).