Weather in Holy Cross, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Holy Cross, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:49 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
74%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Holy Cross, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
35%
11p
60°
16%
12a
58°
10%
1a
58°
2a
57°
3a
56°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
56°
7a
59°
8a
62°
9a
66°
10a
69°
11a
73°
12p
75°
1p
78°
2p
80°
3p
80°
4p
81°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
76°
8p
72°
9p
72°
10p
Holy Cross, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain83%80°60°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm66%77°61°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm64%79°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers85%71°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—57°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—62°38°
- FridayMay 22Overcast10%63°48°
Holy Cross, IA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Holy Cross, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
112° · backing 103°
Direction
ESE
112°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 7
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
Holy Cross, IA
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 62.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Holy Cross, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:09 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
1:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Holy Cross, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:43 AM
- Moonset
- 1:54 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Holy Cross, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Holy Cross at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°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).