Weather in Superior, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Superior, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:01 AM
73
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
25%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:38 PM
Superior, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
13%
8p
72°
9p
70°
10p
69°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
57°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
61°
8a
68°
9a
74°
10a
78°
11a
82°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
89°
3p
88°
4p
86°
10%
5p
85°
20%
6p
76°
17%
7p
Superior, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—80°49°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm49%70°59°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers94%65°51°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Rain94%51°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°45°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle12%56°53°
Superior, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Superior, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
052° · backing 14°
Direction
NE
052°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
22
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
Superior, IA
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 100.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Superior, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:22 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:38 PM
Civil dusk
2:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Superior, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:55 AM
- Moonset
- 2:13 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Superior, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Superior at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 7 (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).