Weather in Lansing, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lansing, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
74
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
46%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Lansing, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
8p
68°
9p
64°
37%
10p
59°
37%
11p
61°
23%
12a
59°
18%
1a
58°
12%
2a
56°
3a
55°
4a
54°
5a
54°
6a
58°
7a
63°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
74°
11a
77°
12p
80°
1p
82°
2p
84°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
85°
6p
83°
7p
Lansing, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Rain92%82°59°
- SundayMay 17Rain52%79°59°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm88%78°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers88%64°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—61°39°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle—57°49°
Lansing, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Lansing, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
221° · veering 17°
Direction
SW
221°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 4
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
Lansing, IA
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 80.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lansing, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:08 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
1:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lansing, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:41 AM
- Moonset
- 1:58 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Lansing, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Lansing at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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).