Weather in Carpenter, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Carpenter, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:55 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
87%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Carpenter, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
12a
61°
1a
61°
2a
58°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
57°
7a
62°
8a
66°
9a
71°
10a
75°
11a
80°
12p
83°
1p
86°
2p
88°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
89°
6p
82°
13%
7p
70°
56%
8p
68°
70%
9p
65°
68%
10p
66°
51%
11p
Carpenter, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Thunderstorm45%73°63°
- MondayMay 18Showers96%70°60°
- TuesdayMay 19Rain96%59°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—58°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Heavy Drizzle11%58°45°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle12%66°50°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle18%60°51°
Carpenter, IA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Carpenter, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
117° · backing 170°
Direction
ESE
117°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 6
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
Carpenter, IA
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 8.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 65.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Carpenter, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
2:04 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Carpenter, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:48 AM
- Moonset
- 2:05 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Carpenter, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Carpenter at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 66°F — typical for the season
- 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).