Weather in Elkader, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elkader, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
47%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
Elkader, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
6p
72°
7p
70°
8p
68°
21%
9p
63°
30%
10p
61°
28%
11p
60°
10%
12a
59°
10%
1a
59°
2a
56°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
61°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
79°
1p
82°
2p
84°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
Elkader, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Rain94%80°62°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain59%79°63°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm85%81°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers85%72°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—63°39°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle—61°49°
Elkader, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Elkader, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
034° · veering 122°
Direction
NE
034°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 5
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
Elkader, IA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 99.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.9 Low
Elkader, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:10 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
1:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elkader, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:01 AM
- Moonset
- 12:36 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Elkader, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Elkader at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 3 (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 16, 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).