Weather in Elkport, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elkport, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:36 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
63%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Elkport, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
12%
9p
65°
25%
10p
61°
29%
11p
61°
10%
12a
60°
1a
61°
2a
58°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
57°
6a
58°
7a
62°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
79°
1p
82°
2p
84°
3p
84°
4p
85°
5p
85°
6p
83°
7p
80°
8p
Elkport, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain86%83°61°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm55%79°64°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm78%81°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers78%73°49°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°40°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle—64°50°
Elkport, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Elkport, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
041° · backing 175°
Direction
NE
041°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Elkport, IA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 72.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Elkport, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:10 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
1:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elkport, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:44 AM
- Moonset
- 1:55 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Elkport, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Elkport at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 2 (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).