Weather in Laurens, Iowa
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
Laurens, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Thunderstorm46%81°60°
- MondayMay 18Showers98%66°56°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle98%57°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Rain—58°50°
- FridayMay 22Overcast14%69°49°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Rain18%76°56°
Laurens, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Laurens, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).