Weather in Brandon, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Brandon, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
45%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Brandon, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
6p
73°
7p
71°
8p
69°
9p
68°
12%
10p
67°
11p
67°
12a
65°
1a
63°
10%
2a
62°
3a
60°
4a
57°
5a
58°
6a
59°
7a
62°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
74°
11a
77°
12p
80°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
85°
4p
86°
5p
Brandon, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Showers79%82°61°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm51%80°63°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm81%82°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers81%69°50°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°43°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle—66°52°
Brandon, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Brandon, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
115° · veering 137°
Direction
ESE
115°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
28
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
Brandon, IA
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 103.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.8 Low
Brandon, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
1:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Brandon, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:06 AM
- Moonset
- 12:37 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Brandon, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Brandon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 30 (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 16, 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).