Weather in Le Mars, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Le Mars, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:54 AM
71
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
62°
Humidity
26%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
Le Mars, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
10p
69°
11p
67°
12a
65°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
53°
6a
53°
7a
62°
8a
70°
9a
76°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
87°
1p
89°
2p
90°
3p
89°
4p
91°
5p
91°
6p
88°
10%
7p
82°
13%
8p
80°
9p
Le Mars, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°50°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm59%81°62°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Rain88%64°51°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast88%57°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—64°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—67°47°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle17%61°54°
Le Mars, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Le Mars, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
071° · veering 77°
Direction
ENE
071°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Le Mars, IA
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 99.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Le Mars, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:29 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
2:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Le Mars, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:03 AM
- Moonset
- 2:15 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Le Mars, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Le Mars at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 3 (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).