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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
L 53°H 89°
Cylinder, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    81°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    51%
    81°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    98%
    65°57°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    98%
    56°46°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    62°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    64°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    13%
    56°53°
Cylinder, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 9 · pk 25 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 14° from the ene.
Cylinder, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
965.5
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 28.51 inHg
Now
965.5
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
+2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 963969
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Cylinder

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.