Weather in Thompson, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Thompson, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:02 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
41%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Thompson, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
15%
8p
65°
12%
9p
65°
12%
10p
64°
11p
63°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
60°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
56°
7a
62°
8a
66°
9a
72°
10a
77°
11a
81°
12p
84°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
86°
4p
84°
5p
81°
13%
6p
78°
29%
7p
Thompson, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Foggy—81°52°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle31%72°60°
- MondayMay 18Showers98%69°60°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle98%57°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—62°45°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle13%54°51°
Thompson, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Thompson, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
072° · veering 142°
Direction
ENE
072°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 6
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
Thompson, IA
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 96.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Thompson, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
2:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Thompson, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:51 AM
- Moonset
- 2:08 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Thompson, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Thompson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 6 (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).