Weather in Nashua, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Nashua, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
38%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Nashua, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
21%
9p
67°
14%
10p
63°
11p
62°
12a
62°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
58°
7a
62°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
74°
11a
78°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
86°
6p
85°
7p
83°
8p
Nashua, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain76%82°60°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm51%77°63°
- MondayMay 18Showers89%77°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers89%63°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—63°43°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle—57°51°
Nashua, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Nashua, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
073° · backing 121°
Direction
ENE
073°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Nashua, IA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 78.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Nashua, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
2:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Nashua, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:48 AM
- Moonset
- 2:02 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Nashua, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Nashua at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 4 (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).