Weather in Emmetsburg, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Emmetsburg, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
25%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:36 PM
Emmetsburg, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
8p
72°
9p
70°
10p
67°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
59°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
53°
6a
55°
7a
60°
8a
65°
9a
70°
10a
77°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
88°
4p
88°
13%
5p
86°
19%
6p
79°
31%
7p
Emmetsburg, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°50°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm50%73°61°
- MondayMay 18Showers97%67°56°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle97%54°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—62°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°46°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle10%56°53°
Emmetsburg, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Emmetsburg, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
081° · veering 15°
Direction
E
081°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
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
Emmetsburg, IA
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 100.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Emmetsburg, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:22 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:36 PM
Civil dusk
2:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Emmetsburg, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:55 AM
- Moonset
- 2:11 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Emmetsburg, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Emmetsburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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).