Weather in Stanley, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Stanley, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:56 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
89%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Stanley, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
11p
60°
12a
60°
1a
59°
2a
57°
3a
57°
4a
54°
5a
54°
6a
55°
7a
60°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
71°
11a
75°
12p
78°
1p
81°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
83°
6p
82°
7p
79°
8p
75°
9p
74°
24%
10p
Stanley, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain87%79°60°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm60%76°61°
- MondayMay 18Showers77%79°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers90%71°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—58°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—63°41°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle10%63°49°
Stanley, IA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Stanley, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
035° · veering 176°
Direction
NE
035°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
10
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
Stanley, IA
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 63.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Stanley, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
1:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Stanley, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:46 AM
- Moonset
- 1:57 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Stanley, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Stanley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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).