Weather in Marcus, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Marcus, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:05 AM
69
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
61°
Humidity
29%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Marcus, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
9p
70°
10p
68°
11p
65°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
58°
4a
55°
5a
52°
6a
53°
7a
61°
8a
68°
9a
76°
10a
81°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
87°
5p
88°
6p
85°
15%
7p
83°
19%
8p
Marcus, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°50°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm55%80°60°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers93%64°51°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle93%55°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—62°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—66°45°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle14%60°53°
Marcus, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Marcus, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
087° · veering 14°
Direction
E
087°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
40
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
Marcus, IA
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 103.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Marcus, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
2:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Marcus, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:01 AM
- Moonset
- 2:14 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Marcus, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Marcus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°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).