Weather in Eldora, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Eldora, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:53 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
76%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Eldora, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
9p
66°
10p
65°
11p
63°
12a
62°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
74°
11a
78°
12p
80°
1p
82°
2p
84°
3p
84°
4p
84°
5p
82°
6p
81°
7p
78°
8p
Eldora, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle69%78°57°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm58%79°62°
- MondayMay 18Showers93%81°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle93%64°49°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°44°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle—62°52°
Eldora, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Eldora, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
073° · backing 59°
Direction
ENE
073°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
22
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
Eldora, IA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 79.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Eldora, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
2:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Eldora, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:52 AM
- Moonset
- 2:02 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Eldora, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Eldora 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).