Weather in Rock Rapids, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rock Rapids, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:53 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
24%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Rock Rapids, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
7p
74°
8p
71°
9p
68°
10p
67°
11p
63°
12a
61°
1a
58°
2a
57°
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
51°
6a
51°
7a
59°
8a
67°
9a
75°
10a
81°
11a
83°
12p
84°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
88°
4p
89°
5p
83°
6p
Rock Rapids, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°46°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain51%68°59°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle84%64°48°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle84%53°42°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—64°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast11%66°46°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle19%63°54°
Rock Rapids, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Rock Rapids, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
060° · veering 22°
Direction
ENE
060°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
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
Rock Rapids, IA
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 109.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Rock Rapids, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:27 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
2:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rock Rapids, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:00 AM
- Moonset
- 2:18 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Rock Rapids, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Rock Rapids at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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).