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Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dow City, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:51 AM
75
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
71°
Humidity
47%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:36 PM
Dow City, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
7p
75°
8p
72°
9p
68°
10p
65°
11p
64°
12a
62°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
54°
7a
62°
8a
68°
9a
74°
10a
78°
11a
83°
12p
86°
1p
89°
2p
90°
3p
90°
4p
88°
5p
90°
11%
6p
L 54°H 90°
Dow City, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    16%
    81°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    75%
    80°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    96%
    76°58°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    96%
    59°46°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    —
    62°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    —
    65°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Rain
    15%
    60°55°
Dow City, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°45°73°100°12a6a12p6pnow 78°high 90°low 54°PRECIP %
Dow City, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
062° · veering 37°
Direction
ENE
062°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
44
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
avg 12 · pk 44 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Dow City, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
966.3
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.53 inHg
Now
966.3
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
+0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 964–969
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Dow City, IA
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.7 μg/m³
PM 10
4.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.5 μg/m³
Ozone
112.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Dow City, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:30 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
8:36 PM
Civil dusk
2:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dow City, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:04 AM
Moonset
2:09 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Dow City, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dow City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 28 (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.

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Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.