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Weather in Thor, Iowa

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

Thor, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:53 AM
70
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
67°
Humidity
61%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
Thor, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
10p
68°
11p
67°
12a
66°
1a
64°
2a
62°
3a
60°
4a
58°
5a
56°
6a
57°
7a
63°
8a
68°
9a
73°
10a
78°
11a
83°
12p
86°
1p
88°
2p
90°
3p
90°
4p
90°
5p
90°
6p
90°
13%
7p
77°
35%
8p
68°
67%
9p
L 56°H 90°
Thor, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Foggy
    29%
    83°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    41%
    81°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    99%
    72°62°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    99%
    60°48°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    61°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    65°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    12%
    56°53°
Thor, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
082° · backing 57°
Direction
E
082°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 10
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 10 · pk 27 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 23 — flags snap, branches bend.
Thor, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
967.4
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.57 inHg
Now
967.4
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
+2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 965971
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Thor, IA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.4 μg/m³
PM 10
5.2 μg/m³
NO₂
4.9 μg/m³
Ozone
75.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Thor, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:21 AM
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
2:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Thor, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:55 AM
Moonset
2:07 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Thor, 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 →

Thor at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 2 (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 Thor

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.