Weather in Emerson, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Emerson, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
73
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
72°
Humidity
82%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Emerson, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
6p
77°
7p
74°
8p
73°
9p
71°
10p
68°
11p
65°
12a
65°
1a
65°
2a
62°
3a
61°
4a
60°
5a
60°
6a
60°
7a
64°
8a
70°
9a
75°
10a
80°
11a
83°
12p
86°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
88°
4p
88°
5p
Emerson, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm60%84°63°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm71%80°61°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm95%88°60°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers95%59°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—66°47°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle15%68°55°
Emerson, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Emerson, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
058° · veering 85°
Direction
ENE
058°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
29
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 11
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
Emerson, IA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 104.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.8 Low
Emerson, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:32 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
2:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Emerson, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:25 AM
- Moonset
- 12:47 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Emerson, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Emerson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 22 (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 16, 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.