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
Dougherty, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle51%81°57°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm44%77°62°
- MondayMay 18Showers93%75°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers93%63°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—63°44°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle—55°51°
Dougherty, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Dougherty, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).