Weather in Cylinder, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cylinder, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:44 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
62°
Humidity
41%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:36 PM
Cylinder, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
10p
67°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
61°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
53°
6a
55°
7a
60°
8a
65°
9a
70°
10a
77°
11a
82°
12p
86°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
88°
4p
88°
5p
85°
21%
6p
80°
30%
7p
77°
44%
8p
76°
50%
9p
Cylinder, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°52°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm51%81°62°
- MondayMay 18Showers98%65°57°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle98%56°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—62°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°46°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle13%56°53°
Cylinder, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Cylinder, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
063° · veering 14°
Direction
ENE
063°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 9
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
Cylinder, IA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 81.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Cylinder, 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 43m
Sunset
8:36 PM
Civil dusk
2:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cylinder, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:55 AM
- Moonset
- 2:10 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Cylinder, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Cylinder at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- 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).