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

Somers, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:52 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
67%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Somers, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
10p
69°
11p
66°
12a
65°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
57°
5a
54°
6a
57°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
74°
10a
79°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
88°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
91°
5p
88°
6p
85°
10%
7p
77°
24%
8p
72°
54%
9p
L 54°H 91°
Somers, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    35%
    81°58°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    57%
    81°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    99%
    74°60°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    99%
    59°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    61°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    66°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    14%
    56°54°
Somers, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
101° · steady
Direction
E
101°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 11 · pk 31 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 25 — flags snap, branches bend.
Somers, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
966.5
0.0 mb in 3h · falling · 28.54 inHg
Now
966.5
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
+1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 965970
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Somers, IA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.1 μg/m³
PM 10
4.7 μg/m³
NO₂
4.7 μg/m³
Ozone
77.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Somers, 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 39m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
2:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Somers, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:57 AM
Moonset
2:07 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Somers, 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 →

Somers at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 30 (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 Somers

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.