Weather in Bancroft, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bancroft, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:55 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
59°
Humidity
54%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
8:35 PM
Bancroft, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
60°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
54°
6a
55°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
71°
10a
77°
11a
81°
12p
85°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
85°
4p
87°
5p
88°
16%
6p
72°
29%
7p
81°
44%
8p
73°
63%
9p
70°
39%
10p
Bancroft, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°53°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm42%80°62°
- MondayMay 18Showers98%65°57°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast98%56°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°46°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle14%56°52°
Bancroft, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Bancroft, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
061° · veering 104°
Direction
ENE
061°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 7
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
Bancroft, IA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 77.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Bancroft, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:20 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:35 PM
Civil dusk
2:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bancroft, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:53 AM
- Moonset
- 2:10 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Bancroft, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Bancroft at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 6 (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).