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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
L 54°H 86°
Lansing, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Rain
    92%
    82°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    52%
    79°59°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    88%
    78°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    88%
    64°48°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    61°39°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    57°49°
Lansing, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 4 · pk 23 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Lansing, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.9
-0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.14 inHg
Now
986.9
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
+4.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982988
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Lansing

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.