Weather in Buckeye, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Buckeye, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:02 AM
72
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
70°
Humidity
59%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Buckeye, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
8p
70°
9p
70°
10p
68°
11p
67°
12a
65°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
59°
4a
57°
5a
56°
6a
57°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
73°
10a
76°
11a
81°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
89°
5p
87°
6p
87°
7p
Buckeye, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle63%80°58°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm59%78°61°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm90%81°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle90%65°49°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°45°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle—60°53°
Buckeye, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Buckeye, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
045° · veering 155°
Direction
NE
045°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 7
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
Buckeye, IA
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 94.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Buckeye, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
2:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Buckeye, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:53 AM
- Moonset
- 2:03 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Buckeye, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Buckeye 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).