Weather in Harper, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Harper, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
58%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Harper, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
6p
74°
7p
72°
8p
70°
9p
68°
10p
67°
11p
66°
12a
66°
13%
1a
64°
11%
2a
63°
3a
60°
4a
58°
5a
57°
6a
58°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
77°
12p
79°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
84°
4p
85°
5p
Harper, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm46%84°62°
- SundayMay 17Rain45%85°62°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm80%82°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers75%65°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°47°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—66°52°
Harper, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Harper, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
169° · backing 12°
Direction
S
169°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 9
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
Harper, IA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 100.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.5 Low
Harper, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
1:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Harper, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:10 AM
- Moonset
- 12:34 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Harper, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Harper at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 24 (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.