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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
L 55°H 86°
McGregor, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Rain
    96%
    83°61°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    62%
    73°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    86%
    79°61°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    86%
    71°48°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    62°38°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    61°49°
McGregor, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 4 · pk 21 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 127° from the ne.
McGregor, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.6
-1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 28.93 inHg
Now
979.6
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
+3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976982
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in McGregor

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.