Weather in Popejoy, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Popejoy, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:02 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
62%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Popejoy, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
8p
71°
9p
69°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
59°
4a
58°
5a
56°
6a
57°
7a
63°
8a
68°
9a
73°
10a
76°
11a
80°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
87°
3p
88°
4p
89°
5p
89°
6p
86°
7p
Popejoy, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle64%79°56°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm51%77°62°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm93%79°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle93%64°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°45°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle—58°52°
Popejoy, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Popejoy, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
057° · veering 162°
Direction
ENE
057°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Popejoy, IA
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 95.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Popejoy, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
2:03 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Popejoy, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:53 AM
- Moonset
- 2:04 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Popejoy, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Popejoy at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 2 (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).