Weather in Elma, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elma, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:02 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
30%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Elma, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
26%
8p
62°
55%
9p
62°
27%
10p
60°
11p
60°
14%
12a
58°
1a
58°
2a
57°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
54°
6a
57°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
69°
10a
73°
11a
78°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
84°
6p
85°
7p
Elma, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Foggy57%81°58°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain59%75°62°
- MondayMay 18Showers90%70°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers90%63°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—58°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—61°42°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle—53°49°
Elma, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Elma, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNE
029° · veering 138°
Direction
NNE
029°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
22
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
Elma, IA
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Elma, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:13 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
2:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elma, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:46 AM
- Moonset
- 2:03 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Elma, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Elma at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 5 (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).