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Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ida Grove, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:11 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
63°
Humidity
39%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Ida Grove, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
9p
70°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
61°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
54°
5a
52°
6a
53°
7a
62°
8a
68°
9a
75°
10a
79°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
90°
5p
89°
6p
72°
16%
7p
72°
24%
8p
L 52°H 90°
Ida Grove, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    80°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    50%
    79°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    96%
    67°56°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Rain
    96%
    58°45°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    63°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    65°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    12%
    60°55°
Ida Grove, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
074° · veering 32°
Direction
ENE
074°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 11
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
avg 11 · pk 31 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 32° from the ene.
Ida Grove, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
964.0
+1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 28.47 inHg
Now
964.0
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
+2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 961967
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ida Grove, IA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.3 μg/m³
PM 10
3.9 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
102.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Ida Grove, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
2:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ida Grove, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:02 AM
Moonset
2:11 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Ida Grove, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ida Grove at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
  • 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).

ZIP codes in Ida Grove

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.