Weather in Lester, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lester, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:48 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
19%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:44 PM
Lester, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
7p
76°
8p
73°
9p
69°
10p
67°
11p
63°
12a
59°
1a
56°
2a
56°
3a
52°
4a
51°
5a
51°
6a
51°
7a
59°
8a
69°
9a
77°
10a
83°
11a
85°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
89°
5p
87°
6p
Lester, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°48°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain52%67°58°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle77%63°48°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle77%54°42°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—64°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast10%66°46°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle19%62°54°
Lester, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Lester, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
064° · veering 10°
Direction
ENE
064°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
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
Lester, IA
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 110.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.4 Low
Lester, 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 45m
Sunset
8:44 PM
Civil dusk
2:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lester, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:01 AM
- Moonset
- 2:19 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Lester, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Lester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 7 (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).