Weather in Plover, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Plover, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:40 AM
70
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
38%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:35 PM
Plover, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
8p
71°
9p
69°
10p
67°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
61°
2a
59°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
59°
8a
63°
9a
68°
10a
76°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
89°
5p
85°
12%
6p
81°
23%
7p
Plover, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—80°53°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm41%74°61°
- MondayMay 18Showers98%72°58°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle98%57°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—63°46°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle11%56°53°
Plover, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Plover, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
043° · veering 19°
Direction
NE
043°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
22
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
Plover, IA
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 103.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Plover, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:23 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:35 PM
Civil dusk
2:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Plover, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:56 AM
- Moonset
- 2:09 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Plover, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Plover at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- 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).