Weather in Spencer, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Spencer, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:11 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
63°
Humidity
36%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
8:38 PM
Spencer, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
9p
70°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
59°
3a
57°
4a
54°
5a
52°
6a
53°
7a
59°
8a
64°
9a
70°
10a
78°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
87°
4p
89°
10%
5p
89°
16%
6p
87°
25%
7p
82°
28%
8p
Spencer, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°49°
- SundayMay 17Rain50%80°58°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers95%65°52°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Rain95%55°44°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—63°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—66°45°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle11%57°54°
Spencer, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Spencer, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
049° · veering 139°
Direction
NE
049°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 8
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
Spencer, IA
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 98.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Spencer, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:24 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:38 PM
Civil dusk
2:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Spencer, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:57 AM
- Moonset
- 2:13 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Spencer, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Spencer at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 5 (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).