Weather in Lucas, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lucas, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
76
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
86%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Lucas, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
6p
74°
7p
71°
8p
68°
9p
67°
10p
66°
11p
65°
13%
12a
63°
1a
61°
2a
61°
3a
59°
4a
58°
5a
57°
6a
59°
7a
64°
8a
69°
9a
73°
10a
77°
11a
79°
12p
82°
1p
85°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
84°
5p
Lucas, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Showers60%85°62°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm64%82°62°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm81%82°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers81%64°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°47°
- FridayMay 22Overcast10%66°55°
Lucas, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Lucas, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
150° · backing 48°
Direction
SSE
150°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
45
avg 10
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
Lucas, IA
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Lucas, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:25 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
1:58 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lucas, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:17 AM
- Moonset
- 12:39 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Lucas, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Lucas at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (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.