Weather in Peterson, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Peterson, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:57 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
60°
Humidity
39%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:38 PM
Peterson, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
11p
66°
12a
65°
1a
62°
2a
59°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
52°
6a
53°
7a
60°
8a
67°
9a
74°
10a
81°
11a
83°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
88°
5p
89°
12%
6p
84°
24%
7p
74°
23%
8p
68°
24%
9p
67°
19%
10p
Peterson, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°50°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm53%81°62°
- MondayMay 18Showers96%66°53°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers96%56°44°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—63°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—66°46°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle14%59°55°
Peterson, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Peterson, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
075° · veering 85°
Direction
ENE
075°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 10
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
Peterson, IA
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 86.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Peterson, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:26 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
8:38 PM
Civil dusk
2:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Peterson, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:59 AM
- Moonset
- 2:13 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Peterson, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Peterson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 4 (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).