Weather in Spencer, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Spencer, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:56 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
58°
Humidity
42%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Spencer, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
59°
3a
57°
4a
54°
5a
52°
6a
53°
7a
59°
8a
64°
9a
70°
10a
78°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
87°
4p
89°
10%
5p
89°
16%
6p
87°
25%
7p
82°
28%
8p
80°
21%
9p
76°
20%
10p
71°
11p
Spencer, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Drizzle61%81°61°
- MondayMay 18Showers96%65°51°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle96%56°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—59°48°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle15%67°48°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle20%78°58°
Spencer, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Spencer, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
078° · veering 107°
Direction
ENE
078°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 9
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
Spencer, IA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Spencer, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:24 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
2:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Spencer, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:57 AM
- Moonset
- 2:13 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Spencer, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Spencer at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 5 (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).