Weather in Marshalltown, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Marshalltown, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
57%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
Marshalltown, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
6p
74°
7p
72°
8p
71°
9p
70°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
63°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
56°
5a
56°
6a
58°
7a
63°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
82°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
Marshalltown, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain75%82°59°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm62%79°62°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm87%83°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers87%64°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°44°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle10%67°53°
Marshalltown, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Marshalltown, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
102° · veering 71°
Direction
ESE
102°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
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
Marshalltown, IA
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 107.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.7 Low
Marshalltown, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:26 PM
Civil dusk
1:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Marshalltown, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:11 AM
- Moonset
- 12:40 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Marshalltown, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Marshalltown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 28 (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).