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Weather in Oakville, Iowa

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Oakville, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:55 AM
67
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
70°
Humidity
85%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Oakville, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
12a
63°
1a
62°
11%
2a
59°
26%
3a
58°
35%
4a
57°
19%
5a
56°
6a
57°
7a
58°
8a
61°
9a
64°
10a
68°
11a
72°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
81°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
78°
8p
75°
9p
75°
10p
73°
11p
L 56°H 82°
Oakville, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    75%
    87°65°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    88%
    81°66°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    72%
    73°51°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    63°45°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    69°46°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    12%
    67°53°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    70°50°
Oakville, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
241° · veering 16°
Direction
WSW
241°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 9
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
avg 9 · pk 26 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 16° from the wsw.
Oakville, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.5
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.25 inHg
Now
990.5
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
+2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988992
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Oakville, IA
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.9 μg/m³
PM 10
6.8 μg/m³
NO₂
7.3 μg/m³
Ozone
56.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Oakville, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
1:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oakville, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:49 AM
Moonset
1:48 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Oakville, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Oakville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 23 (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.

ZIP codes in Oakville

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.