Weather in Calmar, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Calmar, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
31%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Calmar, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
6p
70°
7p
68°
12%
8p
65°
45%
9p
62°
37%
10p
60°
19%
11p
61°
12a
59°
25%
1a
58°
2a
57°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
57°
7a
61°
8a
65°
9a
68°
10a
72°
11a
76°
12p
79°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
Calmar, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Drizzle89%81°59°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Drizzle62%77°62°
- MondayMay 18Showers89%76°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers89%63°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—56°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—60°39°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle—57°48°
Calmar, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Calmar, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
041° · backing 9°
Direction
NE
041°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 6
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
Calmar, IA
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 105.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.0 Low
Calmar, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:11 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
1:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Calmar, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:02 AM
- Moonset
- 12:39 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Calmar, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Calmar at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 5 (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 16, 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).