Weather in Delaware, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Delaware, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:05 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
75°
Humidity
77%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Delaware, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
9p
63°
12%
10p
60°
15%
11p
61°
12a
59°
1a
59°
2a
57°
3a
56°
4a
54°
5a
54°
6a
55°
7a
60°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
71°
11a
74°
12p
77°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
83°
5p
83°
6p
81°
7p
77°
8p
Delaware, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain61%81°61°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm57%78°63°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm78%80°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers76%72°49°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—63°40°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—64°49°
Delaware, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Delaware, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
072° · veering 116°
Direction
ENE
072°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
27
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
Delaware, IA
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 88.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Delaware, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:11 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
1:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Delaware, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:45 AM
- Moonset
- 1:55 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Delaware, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Delaware 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).