Weather in Durant, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Durant, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:02 AM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
64%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Durant, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
8p
67°
9p
66°
10p
66°
11p
66°
12a
63°
1a
62°
10%
2a
62°
12%
3a
60°
12%
4a
60°
5a
58°
6a
58°
7a
61°
8a
64°
9a
68°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
76°
1p
79°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
82°
6p
81°
7p
Durant, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm68%84°62°
- SundayMay 17Rain47%85°63°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm81%82°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers75%72°50°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—66°43°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—65°51°
Durant, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Durant, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
156° · backing 175°
Direction
SSE
156°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
40
avg 9
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
Durant, IA
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Durant, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 35m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
1:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Durant, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:47 AM
- Moonset
- 1:49 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Durant, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Durant at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.