Weather in Gladbrook, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gladbrook, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
81%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
Gladbrook, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
9p
70°
10p
67°
11p
65°
12a
64°
1a
63°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
57°
5a
57°
6a
58°
7a
62°
8a
66°
9a
71°
10a
75°
11a
77°
12p
81°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
87°
5p
85°
6p
83°
7p
80°
8p
Gladbrook, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain77%83°60°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm53%80°62°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm86%83°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle86%63°49°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°44°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle10%64°53°
Gladbrook, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Gladbrook, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNE
032° · veering 131°
Direction
NNE
032°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 7
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
Gladbrook, IA
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 79.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Gladbrook, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:26 PM
Civil dusk
1:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gladbrook, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:52 AM
- Moonset
- 1:59 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Gladbrook, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Gladbrook at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 29 (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).