Weather in Bernard, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bernard, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:06 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
67%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Bernard, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
9p
64°
10p
60°
22%
11p
58°
12%
12a
57°
1a
58°
2a
58°
3a
59°
4a
57°
5a
56°
6a
57°
7a
60°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
71°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
82°
6p
80°
7p
77°
8p
Bernard, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain60%82°62°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm53%80°63°
- MondayMay 18Showers64%81°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers74%70°50°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—58°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°39°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—63°47°
Bernard, IA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Bernard, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
113° · veering 23°
Direction
ESE
113°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 7
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
Bernard, IA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 88.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Bernard, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:10 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
1:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bernard, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:44 AM
- Moonset
- 1:52 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Bernard, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Bernard at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 30 (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).