Weather in St. Lucas, Iowa
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St. Lucas, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
35%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
St. Lucas, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
17%
8p
66°
44%
9p
63°
35%
10p
61°
11%
11p
61°
12a
62°
23%
1a
60°
2a
58°
3a
59°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
58°
7a
63°
8a
66°
9a
69°
10a
73°
11a
78°
12p
80°
1p
83°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
87°
5p
84°
6p
84°
7p
St. Lucas, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Drizzle90%82°60°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle52%78°63°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm91%78°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers91%63°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—58°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—61°41°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle—59°49°
St. Lucas, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
St. Lucas, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
037° · backing 174°
Direction
NE
037°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 5
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
St. Lucas, IA
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 87.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
St. Lucas, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:11 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
1:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
St. Lucas, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:45 AM
- Moonset
- 2:00 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
St. Lucas, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
St. Lucas at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 4 (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).