Weather in Melrose, Iowa
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Melrose, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
68%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Melrose, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
6p
74°
7p
72°
8p
69°
9p
68°
10p
67°
11p
65°
17%
12a
67°
15%
1a
64°
10%
2a
64°
3a
63°
4a
61°
5a
59°
6a
61°
7a
65°
8a
69°
9a
72°
10a
77°
11a
80°
12p
82°
1p
85°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
87°
5p
Melrose, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Showers48%86°63°
- SundayMay 17Rain60%83°62°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm79%81°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers78%64°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast10%66°54°
Melrose, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Melrose, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
138° · backing 25°
Direction
SE
138°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
41
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
Melrose, IA
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 87.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.6 Low
Melrose, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:23 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
1:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Melrose, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:15 AM
- Moonset
- 12:37 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Melrose, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
weather
Melrose at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (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 16, 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.