Weather in Dunkerton, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dunkerton, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:06 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
76%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Dunkerton, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
13%
9p
65°
12%
10p
66°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
57°
5a
57°
6a
58°
7a
62°
8a
65°
9a
70°
10a
74°
11a
77°
12p
80°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
83°
7p
80°
8p
Dunkerton, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Drizzle79%81°60°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm51%79°62°
- MondayMay 18Showers91%80°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers91%68°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°43°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle—65°51°
Dunkerton, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Dunkerton, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
061° · backing 168°
Direction
ENE
061°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
32
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
Dunkerton, IA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Dunkerton, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
1:58 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dunkerton, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:48 AM
- Moonset
- 1:59 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Dunkerton, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Dunkerton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- 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).