Weather in Ricketts, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ricketts, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:02 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
34%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Ricketts, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
8p
72°
9p
68°
10p
65°
11p
63°
12a
61°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
54°
7a
61°
8a
67°
9a
73°
10a
77°
11a
81°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
90°
3p
90°
4p
90°
5p
93°
6p
82°
7p
Ricketts, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast16%81°54°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm70%79°60°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers95%70°56°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers95%58°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—63°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—66°46°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle13%59°54°
Ricketts, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Ricketts, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
065° · veering 17°
Direction
ENE
065°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
41
avg 13
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Ricketts, IA
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 108.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Ricketts, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:29 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
2:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ricketts, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:03 AM
- Moonset
- 2:10 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Ricketts, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Ricketts at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 29 (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).