Weather in Elgin, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elgin, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:33 AM
73
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
58%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Elgin, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
12%
8p
68°
31%
9p
62°
35%
10p
64°
19%
11p
62°
12a
61°
14%
1a
61°
2a
59°
3a
59°
4a
56°
5a
56°
6a
58°
7a
63°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
77°
12p
80°
1p
83°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
85°
6p
84°
7p
Elgin, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Rain99%80°62°
- SundayMay 17Rain70%78°64°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm88%80°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers88%69°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—62°40°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle—60°50°
Elgin, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Elgin, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
N
008° · veering 126°
Direction
N
008°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
22
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
Elgin, IA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 82.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Elgin, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:11 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
1:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elgin, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:44 AM
- Moonset
- 1:58 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Elgin, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Elgin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 4 (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).