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Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Beaver, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:56 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
83%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Beaver, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
11p
65°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
60°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
62°
8a
68°
9a
73°
10a
77°
11a
81°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
89°
5p
90°
6p
85°
7p
84°
12%
8p
76°
24%
9p
76°
34%
10p
L 54°H 90°
Beaver, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    56%
    83°57°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    68%
    78°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    98%
    79°61°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    98%
    61°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    61°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    65°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    13%
    65°54°
Beaver, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
072° · backing 12°
Direction
ENE
072°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 10
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
avg 10 · pk 28 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 12° from the ene.
Beaver, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.9
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 28.64 inHg
Now
969.9
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
+0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970973
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Beaver, IA
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.0 μg/m³
PM 10
5.9 μg/m³
NO₂
7.6 μg/m³
Ozone
68.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Beaver, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:24 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
2:04 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Beaver, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:57 AM
Moonset
2:04 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Beaver, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Beaver at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 28 (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).

ZIP codes in Beaver

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.