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Weather in Badger, Iowa

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

Badger, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:49 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
64%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
Badger, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
65°
1a
63°
2a
61°
3a
59°
4a
57°
5a
55°
6a
56°
7a
62°
8a
68°
9a
73°
10a
78°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
89°
5p
89°
6p
90°
12%
7p
79°
29%
8p
71°
68%
9p
L 55°H 90°
Badger, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Foggy
    27%
    80°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    44%
    80°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    99%
    73°62°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    99%
    61°46°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    65°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    12%
    56°53°
Badger, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
082° · backing 23°
Direction
E
082°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 10 · pk 30 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 24 — flags snap, branches bend.
Badger, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
966.8
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.55 inHg
Now
966.8
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
+2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 964970
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Badger, IA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.4 μg/m³
PM 10
5.2 μg/m³
NO₂
4.9 μg/m³
Ozone
75.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Badger, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:22 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
2:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Badger, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:55 AM
Moonset
2:07 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Badger, 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 →

Badger at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 2 (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 Badger

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.