Weather in Northwood, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Northwood, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
26%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Northwood, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
34%
8p
66°
18%
9p
63°
16%
10p
61°
11p
60°
12a
61°
1a
61°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
61°
8a
65°
9a
71°
10a
76°
11a
79°
12p
83°
1p
86°
2p
88°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
89°
6p
86°
20%
7p
Northwood, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast20%82°54°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Drizzle36%73°61°
- MondayMay 18Showers97%68°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Rain97%62°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—62°43°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle13%53°49°
Northwood, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Northwood, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
040° · veering 118°
Direction
NE
040°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
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
Northwood, IA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 86.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Northwood, 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 45m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
2:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Northwood, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:48 AM
- Moonset
- 2:06 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Northwood, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Northwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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).