Weather in Traer, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Traer, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:53 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
75%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Traer, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
10p
69°
11p
67°
12a
66°
1a
64°
2a
63°
3a
62°
4a
58°
5a
58°
6a
59°
7a
62°
8a
66°
9a
71°
10a
75°
11a
77°
12p
81°
1p
84°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
87°
5p
85°
6p
83°
7p
80°
8p
78°
9p
Traer, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain81%82°60°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm54%80°62°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm77%83°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Rain86%67°50°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°43°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle13%66°52°
Traer, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Traer, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
085° · backing 103°
Direction
E
085°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
60
avg 8
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
Traer, IA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 78.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Traer, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
1:58 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Traer, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:51 AM
- Moonset
- 1:58 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Traer, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Traer at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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).