Weather in McGregor, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
McGregor, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:06 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
47%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
McGregor, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
12%
9p
63°
33%
10p
61°
36%
11p
61°
11%
12a
58°
10%
1a
58°
2a
57°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
55°
6a
58°
7a
62°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
79°
1p
82°
2p
84°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
85°
6p
83°
7p
78°
8p
McGregor, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Rain96%83°61°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm62%73°62°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm86%79°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers86%71°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—62°38°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle—61°49°
McGregor, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
McGregor, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
056° · backing 127°
Direction
NE
056°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 4
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
McGregor, IA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 70.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
McGregor, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:09 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
1:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
McGregor, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:42 AM
- Moonset
- 1:56 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
McGregor, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
McGregor at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 4 (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).