Weather in Plano, Iowa
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Plano, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:01 AM
68
°
Heavy Rain
Feels like
71°
Humidity
91%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Plano, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
8p
67°
9p
64°
10p
64°
11p
64°
17%
12a
66°
21%
1a
62°
12%
2a
63°
3a
61°
4a
60°
5a
58°
6a
60°
7a
64°
8a
68°
9a
72°
10a
76°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
82°
2p
84°
3p
85°
4p
84°
5p
84°
6p
84°
7p
Plano, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Rain70%83°63°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain68%83°62°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm70%81°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers75%64°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast11%66°54°
Plano, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Plano, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNE
021° · veering 171°
Direction
NNE
021°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
42
avg 12
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
Plano, IA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 80.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Plano, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:24 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
1:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Plano, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:58 AM
- Moonset
- 1:55 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Plano, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Plano at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (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 17, 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.