Weather in Nora Springs, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Nora Springs, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:12 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
46%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Nora Springs, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
19%
9p
62°
12%
10p
60°
11p
60°
12a
60°
1a
59°
2a
57°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
53°
6a
55°
7a
61°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
74°
11a
78°
12p
81°
1p
83°
2p
85°
3p
84°
4p
83°
5p
85°
6p
80°
7p
71°
30%
8p
Nora Springs, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle45%79°56°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm36%73°62°
- MondayMay 18Showers96%72°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers96%63°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—63°43°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle—54°50°
Nora Springs, IA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Nora Springs, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
068° · backing 92°
Direction
ENE
068°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 5
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
Nora Springs, IA
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 82.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Nora Springs, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
2:03 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Nora Springs, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:49 AM
- Moonset
- 2:04 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Nora Springs, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Nora Springs at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 5 (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).