Weather in Ackley, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ackley, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:09 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
52%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Ackley, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
9p
69°
10p
69°
11p
67°
12a
65°
1a
63°
2a
62°
3a
60°
4a
57°
5a
56°
6a
58°
7a
63°
8a
68°
9a
72°
10a
77°
11a
81°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
87°
3p
88°
4p
89°
5p
89°
6p
85°
7p
82°
8p
Ackley, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain73%80°59°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm50%80°62°
- MondayMay 18Showers89%81°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle89%64°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—58°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°44°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle—61°52°
Ackley, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Ackley, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
043° · backing 154°
Direction
NE
043°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 8
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
Ackley, IA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 79.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ackley, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
2:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ackley, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:51 AM
- Moonset
- 2:02 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Ackley, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Ackley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 1 (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).