Weather in Grand Mound, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Grand Mound, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
54%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Grand Mound, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
6p
72°
7p
69°
8p
66°
9p
65°
10p
64°
10%
11p
65°
12a
61°
1a
61°
2a
61°
3a
61°
4a
60°
5a
59°
6a
58°
7a
61°
8a
64°
9a
68°
10a
71°
11a
74°
12p
77°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
Grand Mound, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain75%84°62°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain33%85°64°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm81%82°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers74%71°51°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—66°42°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—65°50°
Grand Mound, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Grand Mound, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
180° · backing 32°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 7
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
Grand Mound, IA
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 111.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.8 Low
Grand Mound, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:11 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 35m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
1:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Grand Mound, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:02 AM
- Moonset
- 12:29 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Grand Mound, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Grand Mound at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 27 (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 16, 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.