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

Laurens, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:57 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
62°
Humidity
74%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Laurens, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
12a
64°
1a
61°
2a
59°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
52°
6a
53°
7a
58°
8a
62°
9a
67°
10a
76°
11a
81°
12p
84°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
90°
5p
85°
15%
6p
83°
20%
7p
71°
39%
8p
69°
42%
9p
67°
27%
10p
64°
11%
11p
L 52°H 90°
Laurens, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    46%
    81°60°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    98%
    66°56°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    98%
    57°45°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    61°40°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Rain
    58°50°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    14%
    69°49°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Rain
    18%
    76°56°
Laurens, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
080° · veering 82°
Direction
E
080°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 10
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 24 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 82° from the e.
Laurens, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
960.6
-0.2 mb in 3h · rising · 28.37 inHg
Now
960.6
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 960965
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Laurens, IA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.1 μg/m³
PM 10
4.9 μg/m³
NO₂
3.6 μg/m³
Ozone
79.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Laurens, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:24 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
2:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Laurens, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:57 AM
Moonset
2:10 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Laurens, 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 →

Laurens at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 3 (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 Laurens

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.