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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
L 58°H 87°
Traer, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    81%
    82°60°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    54%
    80°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    77%
    83°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Rain
    86%
    67°50°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    64°43°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    66°52°
Traer, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 8 · pk 60 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 103° from the e.
Traer, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
975.1
+0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 28.79 inHg
Now
975.1
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
+2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972977
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Traer

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.