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Weather in Garner, Iowa

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

Garner, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:51 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
31%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
Garner, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
39%
7p
68°
16%
8p
67°
9p
66°
10%
10p
64°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
59°
4a
56°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
63°
8a
68°
9a
74°
10a
77°
11a
81°
12p
85°
1p
88°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
89°
5p
88°
6p
L 54°H 89°
Garner, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Foggy
    25%
    80°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    38%
    74°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    98%
    71°61°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    98%
    62°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    63°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    10%
    55°50°
Garner, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
051° · veering 65°
Direction
NE
051°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
22
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 22 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 65° from the ne.
Garner, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
966.3
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 28.53 inHg
Now
966.3
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
+4.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 962968
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Garner, IA
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.4 μg/m³
PM 10
7.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.4 μg/m³
Ozone
105.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Garner, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
2:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Garner, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:51 AM
Moonset
2:06 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Garner, 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 →

Garner at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above 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).

ZIP codes in Garner

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.