Weather in Arcadia, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Arcadia, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:58 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
80%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:36 PM
Arcadia, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
59°
4a
55°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
63°
8a
71°
9a
77°
10a
79°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
90°
5p
89°
6p
83°
7p
87°
12%
8p
77°
29%
9p
78°
38%
10p
68°
34%
11p
Arcadia, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Thunderstorm67%80°62°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm99%71°57°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle99%60°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Showers—61°49°
- FridayMay 22Overcast19%66°48°
- SaturdayMay 23Drizzle18%77°56°
Arcadia, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Arcadia, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
090° · veering 32°
Direction
E
090°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 12
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Arcadia, IA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 77.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Arcadia, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:27 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:36 PM
Civil dusk
2:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Arcadia, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:01 AM
- Moonset
- 2:08 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Arcadia, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Arcadia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 29 (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).