Weather in Cresco, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cresco, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:47 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
47%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
Cresco, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
15%
7p
67°
11%
8p
63°
55%
9p
59°
44%
10p
58°
24%
11p
58°
17%
12a
57°
14%
1a
56°
2a
55°
3a
56°
4a
54°
5a
53°
6a
55°
7a
60°
8a
64°
9a
67°
10a
71°
11a
76°
12p
80°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
82°
6p
Cresco, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle64%80°58°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain55%75°61°
- MondayMay 18Showers89%70°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers89%62°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—57°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—59°40°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle—52°47°
Cresco, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Cresco, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
063° · backing 132°
Direction
ENE
063°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
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
Cresco, IA
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 95.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Cresco, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:11 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:26 PM
Civil dusk
2:00 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cresco, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:44 AM
- Moonset
- 2:02 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Cresco, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Cresco at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 6 (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).