Weather in Crescent, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Crescent, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:54 AM
68
°
Rain
Feels like
65°
Humidity
88%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:36 PM
Crescent, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
11p
66°
12a
65°
1a
63°
2a
62°
3a
61°
4a
61°
5a
59°
6a
59°
7a
66°
8a
70°
9a
74°
10a
78°
11a
83°
12p
87°
1p
88°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
87°
15%
5p
89°
13%
6p
86°
19%
7p
77°
18%
8p
74°
20%
9p
74°
18%
10p
Crescent, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm50%84°60°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm82%82°63°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain97%69°56°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast97%60°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—63°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—66°48°
- FridayMay 22Light Rain14%64°56°
Crescent, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Crescent, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
153° · veering 89°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
37
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 12
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
Crescent, IA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 81.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Crescent, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:33 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
8:36 PM
Civil dusk
2:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Crescent, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:08 AM
- Moonset
- 2:09 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Crescent, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Crescent at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 24 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.