Weather in Drakesville, Iowa
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Drakesville, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:56 AM
64
°
Heavy Rain
Feels like
60°
Humidity
92%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Drakesville, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
11p
65°
13%
12a
66°
23%
1a
64°
24%
2a
63°
14%
3a
62°
4a
61°
5a
59°
6a
60°
7a
63°
8a
68°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
78°
12p
80°
1p
82°
2p
84°
3p
85°
4p
84°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
81°
8p
78°
9p
75°
10p
Drakesville, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle88%84°62°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain88%85°63°
- MondayMay 18Showers77%80°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers85%64°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast14%65°53°
Drakesville, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Drakesville, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
045° · backing 34°
Direction
NE
045°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
31
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 11
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
Drakesville, IA
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 74.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Drakesville, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:21 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
1:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Drakesville, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:56 AM
- Moonset
- 1:53 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Drakesville, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Drakesville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.