Weather in Center Point, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Center Point, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
66%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
Center Point, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
8p
69°
9p
69°
14%
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
66°
1a
64°
2a
62°
3a
61°
4a
58°
5a
58°
6a
59°
7a
62°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
79°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
84°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
82°
7p
Center Point, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain77%83°63°
- SundayMay 17Rain55%83°63°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm78%81°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers76%69°50°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°43°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—65°51°
Center Point, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Center Point, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
142° · veering 93°
Direction
SE
142°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
29
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
Center Point, IA
Air quality
68
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 99.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Center Point, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
1:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Center Point, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:48 AM
- Moonset
- 1:55 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Center Point, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Center Point at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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).