Weather in Early, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Early, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:01 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
48%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:36 PM
Early, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
8p
72°
9p
70°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
61°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
55°
5a
53°
6a
53°
7a
62°
8a
66°
9a
71°
10a
77°
11a
82°
12p
84°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
90°
5p
86°
10%
6p
84°
11%
7p
Early, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—79°54°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm56%77°60°
- MondayMay 18Showers96%73°56°
- TuesdayMay 19Rain96%57°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—62°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°45°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle11%57°54°
Early, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Early, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
066° · veering 37°
Direction
ENE
066°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 12
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
Early, IA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 103.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Early, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:26 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:36 PM
Civil dusk
2:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Early, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:00 AM
- Moonset
- 2:10 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Early, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Early 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).