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
Badger, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Foggy27%80°56°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm44%80°62°
- MondayMay 18Showers99%73°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle99%61°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—65°46°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle12%56°53°
Badger, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Badger, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).