Weather in Mallard, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mallard, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
24%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:36 PM
Mallard, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
17%
6p
76°
7p
73°
8p
72°
9p
68°
10p
67°
11p
65°
12a
64°
1a
61°
2a
59°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
58°
8a
63°
9a
68°
10a
76°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
88°
4p
89°
5p
Mallard, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—80°52°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm58%74°61°
- MondayMay 18Showers97%68°57°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle97%56°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°46°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle11%56°54°
Mallard, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Mallard, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
062° · veering 101°
Direction
ENE
062°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 9
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Mallard, IA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 116.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.1 Low
Mallard, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:23 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
8:36 PM
Civil dusk
2:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mallard, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:15 AM
- Moonset
- 12:51 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Mallard, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Mallard at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 4 (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 16, 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).