Weather in Crystal Lake, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Crystal Lake, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:53 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
84%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Crystal Lake, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
12a
63°
1a
61°
2a
59°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
53°
6a
55°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
77°
11a
80°
12p
84°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
88°
4p
87°
5p
86°
11%
6p
82°
26%
7p
72°
41%
8p
65°
69%
9p
65°
68%
10p
65°
41%
11p
Crystal Lake, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Thunderstorm54%79°60°
- MondayMay 18Showers97%67°57°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Rain97%57°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Rain—59°47°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle12%68°50°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle20%66°54°
Crystal Lake, IA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Crystal Lake, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
101° · veering 138°
Direction
E
101°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
20
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
Crystal Lake, IA
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 70.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Crystal Lake, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
2:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Crystal Lake, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:52 AM
- Moonset
- 2:08 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Crystal Lake, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Crystal Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 5 (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).