Weather in Alexander, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alexander, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:01 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
55%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
Alexander, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
10%
8p
72°
9p
68°
10p
68°
11p
65°
12a
65°
1a
63°
2a
62°
3a
59°
4a
57°
5a
56°
6a
57°
7a
63°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
77°
11a
81°
12p
84°
1p
87°
2p
87°
3p
89°
4p
89°
5p
89°
6p
85°
7p
Alexander, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain45%80°57°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm43%77°62°
- MondayMay 18Showers93%74°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle93%63°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—64°45°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle—55°51°
Alexander, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Alexander, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
082° · backing 165°
Direction
E
082°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
24
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
Alexander, IA
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 97.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Alexander, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
2:04 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Alexander, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:52 AM
- Moonset
- 2:05 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Alexander, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Alexander at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 3 (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).