Weather in Clear Lake, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Clear Lake, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
50%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Clear Lake, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
28%
8p
67°
11%
9p
64°
10%
10p
64°
11p
62°
12a
62°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
58°
4a
54°
5a
53°
6a
55°
7a
61°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
76°
11a
79°
12p
83°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
87°
6p
84°
13%
7p
Clear Lake, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Foggy34%77°54°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm31%72°61°
- MondayMay 18Showers97%70°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle97%62°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—63°44°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle—54°50°
Clear Lake, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Clear Lake, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
034° · veering 25°
Direction
NE
034°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 5
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
Clear Lake, IA
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 95.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Clear Lake, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
2:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Clear Lake, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:50 AM
- Moonset
- 2:06 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Clear Lake, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Clear Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- 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 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).