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Weather in Dougherty, Iowa

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

Dougherty, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:40 AM
71
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
67°
Humidity
46%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Dougherty, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
12%
9p
68°
10p
67°
11p
63°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
57°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
77°
11a
80°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
88°
4p
89°
5p
90°
6p
86°
7p
70°
25%
8p
L 55°H 90°
Dougherty, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    51%
    81°57°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    44%
    77°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    93%
    75°62°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    93%
    63°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    63°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    55°51°
Dougherty, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
047° · veering 166°
Direction
NE
047°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
18
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
avg 6 · pk 18 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 166° from the ne.
Dougherty, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
970.6
-0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 28.66 inHg
Now
970.6
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
+3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 967973
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Dougherty, IA
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.2 μg/m³
PM 10
5.1 μg/m³
NO₂
4.5 μg/m³
Ozone
83.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Dougherty, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:16 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
2:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dougherty, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:50 AM
Moonset
2:04 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Dougherty, 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 →

Dougherty at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 4 (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 Dougherty

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.