Weather in Curlew, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Curlew, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:03 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
31%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:36 PM
Curlew, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
8p
73°
9p
69°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
61°
2a
59°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
58°
8a
63°
9a
68°
10a
76°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
88°
2p
90°
3p
88°
4p
89°
5p
85°
20%
6p
87°
26%
7p
Curlew, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°51°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm49%73°62°
- MondayMay 18Showers97%68°57°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle97%56°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°46°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle11%56°54°
Curlew, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Curlew, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
082° · veering 23°
Direction
E
082°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
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
Curlew, IA
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 103.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Curlew, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:23 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
8:36 PM
Civil dusk
2:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Curlew, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:56 AM
- Moonset
- 2:10 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Curlew, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Curlew at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 4 (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).