Weather in Hopkinton, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hopkinton, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
63%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Hopkinton, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
8p
66°
9p
62°
10p
61°
12%
11p
60°
12a
59°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
57°
5a
56°
6a
57°
7a
61°
8a
64°
9a
68°
10a
71°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
83°
5p
83°
6p
81°
7p
Hopkinton, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain68%83°62°
- SundayMay 17Rain54%81°63°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm72%81°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers75%73°50°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°41°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—64°50°
Hopkinton, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Hopkinton, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
138° · veering 77°
Direction
SE
138°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
10
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
Hopkinton, IA
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Hopkinton, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:11 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
1:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hopkinton, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:45 AM
- Moonset
- 1:54 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Hopkinton, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Hopkinton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 30 (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).