Weather in Beacon, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Beacon, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:00 AM
71
°
Showers
Feels like
68°
Humidity
80%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Beacon, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
8p
69°
9p
68°
10p
67°
11p
67°
12a
67°
13%
1a
67°
2a
64°
3a
63°
4a
59°
5a
58°
6a
60°
7a
64°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
81°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
84°
7p
Beacon, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Showers53%83°61°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm61%82°61°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm83%82°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers77%65°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—67°54°
Beacon, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Beacon, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
184° · backing 8°
Direction
S
184°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
34
mph
Peak 24h
40
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
Beacon, IA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 90.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Beacon, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:21 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
1:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Beacon, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:55 AM
- Moonset
- 1:56 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Beacon, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Beacon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- 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.