Weather in Bristow, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bristow, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:53 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
58%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Bristow, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
10%
9p
69°
10p
68°
11p
68°
12a
64°
1a
63°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
59°
5a
57°
6a
58°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
76°
11a
80°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
89°
5p
88°
6p
86°
7p
76°
13%
8p
Bristow, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain68%79°59°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm43%79°62°
- MondayMay 18Showers89%78°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers89%64°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°43°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle—55°52°
Bristow, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Bristow, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
059° · veering 81°
Direction
ENE
059°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
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
Bristow, IA
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 80.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Bristow, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:16 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
2:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bristow, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:50 AM
- Moonset
- 2:03 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Bristow, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Bristow at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°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).