Weather in Kirkville, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kirkville, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:05 AM
72
°
Showers
Feels like
71°
Humidity
76%
Wind
16 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
Kirkville, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
8p
70°
9p
68°
10p
68°
11p
67°
12a
67°
15%
1a
66°
14%
2a
65°
3a
61°
4a
58°
5a
58°
6a
60°
7a
63°
8a
68°
9a
72°
10a
74°
11a
78°
12p
81°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
85°
6p
85°
7p
Kirkville, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm59%83°62°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain56%85°62°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm76%82°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers73%65°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°47°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—66°53°
Kirkville, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Kirkville, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
192° · veering 116°
Direction
SSW
192°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Kirkville, IA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Kirkville, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:20 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 32m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
1:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Kirkville, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:55 AM
- Moonset
- 1:54 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Kirkville, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Kirkville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 23 (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.