Weather in Donnellson, Iowa
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Donnellson, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:01 AM
71
°
Light Rain
Feels like
71°
Humidity
72%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Donnellson, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
8p
68°
9p
67°
10p
65°
11p
65°
12a
65°
12%
1a
61°
22%
2a
59°
38%
3a
59°
34%
4a
58°
13%
5a
57°
6a
57°
7a
60°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
71°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
83°
5p
83°
6p
82°
7p
Donnellson, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain47%81°63°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain64%85°63°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm90%83°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers64%72°51°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—63°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—66°54°
Donnellson, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Donnellson, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
136° · backing 28°
Direction
SE
136°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 10
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Donnellson, IA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 71.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Donnellson, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
1:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Donnellson, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:53 AM
- Moonset
- 1:48 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Donnellson, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Donnellson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 20 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.