Weather in Rowan, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rowan, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:10 AM
69
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
66°
Humidity
50%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
Rowan, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
9p
68°
10p
69°
11p
66°
12a
65°
1a
63°
2a
61°
3a
59°
4a
58°
5a
56°
6a
58°
7a
63°
8a
68°
9a
73°
10a
77°
11a
81°
12p
84°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
90°
5p
89°
6p
86°
7p
84°
28%
8p
Rowan, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle47%80°57°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm39%78°61°
- MondayMay 18Showers94%76°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle94%63°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—58°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—64°45°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle—55°51°
Rowan, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Rowan, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
075° · backing 114°
Direction
ENE
075°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
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
Rowan, IA
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Rowan, 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 40m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
2:04 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rowan, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:53 AM
- Moonset
- 2:05 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Rowan, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Rowan at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°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).