Weather in Grundy Center, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Grundy Center, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
75°
Humidity
57%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
Grundy Center, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
8p
71°
9p
70°
10p
67°
11p
65°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
57°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
75°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
87°
5p
85°
6p
84°
7p
Grundy Center, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Showers74%80°58°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm60%78°62°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm92%83°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers92%63°49°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°44°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle10%65°53°
Grundy Center, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Grundy Center, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
040° · veering 94°
Direction
NE
040°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
28
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
Grundy Center, IA
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 92.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Grundy Center, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:26 PM
Civil dusk
1:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Grundy Center, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:51 AM
- Moonset
- 2:00 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Grundy Center, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Grundy Center at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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 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).