Weather in Earlham, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Earlham, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:01 AM
71
°
Light Showers
Feels like
70°
Humidity
82%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Earlham, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
8p
70°
9p
69°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
59°
4a
57°
5a
56°
6a
57°
7a
62°
8a
68°
9a
75°
10a
77°
11a
81°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
85°
12%
6p
81°
7p
Earlham, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm55%81°60°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm69%79°61°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm91%82°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle91%63°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast14%67°54°
Earlham, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Earlham, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
124° · veering 168°
Direction
SE
124°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
31
mph
Peak 24h
41
avg 9
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Earlham, IA
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Earlham, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:26 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
2:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Earlham, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:00 AM
- Moonset
- 2:03 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Earlham, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Earlham at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 25 (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.