Weather in Dubuque, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dubuque, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:47 AM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
47%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Dubuque, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
7p
70°
8p
68°
9p
66°
10p
62°
32%
11p
61°
20%
12a
59°
1a
61°
2a
61°
3a
62°
4a
58°
5a
58°
6a
60°
7a
62°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
72°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
83°
6p
Dubuque, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain64%83°62°
- SundayMay 17Showers46%83°64°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm63%80°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers73%70°50°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°39°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—64°46°
Dubuque, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Dubuque, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
049° · veering 39°
Direction
NE
049°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 6
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
Dubuque, IA
Air quality
62
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 97.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.2 Low
Dubuque, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:09 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
1:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dubuque, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:42 AM
- Moonset
- 1:52 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Dubuque, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Dubuque at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 1 (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).