Weather in Atlantic, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Atlantic, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:01 AM
67
°
Heavy Rain
Feels like
68°
Humidity
91%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Atlantic, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
8p
68°
9p
67°
10p
65°
11p
63°
12a
62°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
57°
5a
56°
6a
56°
7a
63°
8a
69°
9a
73°
10a
77°
11a
78°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
86°
3p
85°
4p
82°
13%
5p
83°
6p
81°
12%
7p
Atlantic, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm40%81°60°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm76%80°60°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm97%81°60°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle97%60°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—64°46°
- FridayMay 22Light Rain18%66°54°
Atlantic, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Atlantic, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
151° · veering 67°
Direction
SSE
151°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 10
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
Atlantic, IA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 93.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Atlantic, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:30 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
2:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Atlantic, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:04 AM
- Moonset
- 2:06 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Atlantic, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Atlantic at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 24 (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.