Weather in Little Rock, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Little Rock, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:11 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
63°
Humidity
40%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:42 PM
Little Rock, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
9p
71°
10p
69°
11p
68°
12a
65°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
58°
4a
55°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
64°
8a
70°
9a
76°
10a
81°
11a
84°
12p
85°
1p
88°
2p
90°
3p
88°
4p
89°
5p
83°
6p
87°
7p
81°
8p
Little Rock, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°47°
- SundayMay 17Showers54%79°55°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle87%62°49°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle87%53°42°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—63°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast12%66°46°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle19%61°53°
Little Rock, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Little Rock, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
060° · veering 30°
Direction
ENE
060°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 9
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
Little Rock, IA
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 96.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Little Rock, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:26 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:42 PM
Civil dusk
2:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Little Rock, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:59 AM
- Moonset
- 2:17 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Little Rock, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Little Rock at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 7 (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).