Weather in Battle Creek, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Battle Creek, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:51 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
60°
Humidity
45%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Battle Creek, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
9p
68°
10p
65°
11p
64°
12a
60°
1a
58°
2a
57°
3a
57°
4a
54°
5a
52°
6a
53°
7a
60°
8a
66°
9a
73°
10a
78°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
88°
2p
90°
3p
90°
4p
91°
5p
89°
6p
75°
17%
7p
77°
21%
8p
Battle Creek, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—80°51°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm62%80°62°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers95%66°55°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Rain95%58°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—63°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°46°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle13%61°55°
Battle Creek, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Battle Creek, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
046° · veering 11°
Direction
NE
046°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 11
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
Battle Creek, IA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 102.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Battle Creek, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:29 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
2:11 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Battle Creek, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:02 AM
- Moonset
- 2:11 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Battle Creek, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Battle Creek at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 30 (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).