Weather in Preston, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Preston, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:37 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
69%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Preston, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
9p
64°
10p
61°
22%
11p
62°
16%
12a
61°
1a
61°
2a
61°
3a
63°
4a
62°
5a
59°
6a
57°
7a
59°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
76°
1p
80°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
81°
7p
78°
8p
Preston, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain77%82°62°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm48%86°63°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm65%82°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers72%70°51°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—66°41°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—67°49°
Preston, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Preston, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
092° · veering 102°
Direction
E
092°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
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
Preston, IA
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Preston, 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 37m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
1:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Preston, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:43 AM
- Moonset
- 1:49 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Preston, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Preston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°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
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).