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Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kingsley, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:05 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
24%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Kingsley, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
8p
72°
9p
70°
10p
68°
11p
65°
12a
63°
1a
61°
2a
59°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
52°
6a
53°
7a
61°
8a
67°
9a
74°
10a
81°
11a
83°
12p
86°
1p
88°
2p
90°
3p
90°
4p
90°
5p
91°
6p
90°
13%
7p
L 52°H 91°
Kingsley, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    82°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    53%
    77°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    91%
    64°53°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    91%
    57°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    64°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    66°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    15%
    62°54°
Kingsley, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
071° · backing 15°
Direction
ENE
071°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 11
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
avg 11 · pk 32 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 15° from the ene.
Kingsley, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
964.2
+1.7 mb in 3h · rising · 28.47 inHg
Now
964.2
mb
3h
+1.7
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
+2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 961967
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Kingsley, IA
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
2.6 μg/m³
PM 10
3.2 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
107.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Kingsley, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:29 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
2:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Kingsley, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:03 AM
Moonset
2:14 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Kingsley, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kingsley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 2 (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).

ZIP codes in Kingsley

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.