Weather in Graettinger, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Graettinger, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:09 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
63°
Humidity
30%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Graettinger, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
9p
69°
10p
68°
11p
65°
12a
64°
1a
61°
2a
59°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
52°
6a
54°
7a
59°
8a
65°
9a
70°
10a
76°
11a
83°
12p
84°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
88°
4p
86°
12%
5p
79°
17%
6p
76°
28%
7p
79°
38%
8p
Graettinger, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°50°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm53%81°60°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers96%66°54°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Rain96%53°44°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—62°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°46°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle10%56°53°
Graettinger, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Graettinger, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
049° · veering 12°
Direction
NE
049°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
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
Graettinger, IA
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 92.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Graettinger, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:22 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
2:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Graettinger, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:55 AM
- Moonset
- 2:11 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Graettinger, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Graettinger at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 5 (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).