Weather in Menlo, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Menlo, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
64
°
Drizzle
Feels like
62°
Humidity
81%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Menlo, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
6p
75°
7p
73°
8p
70°
9p
69°
10p
67°
11p
65°
12a
63°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
57°
7a
64°
8a
70°
9a
75°
10a
78°
11a
81°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
88°
3p
86°
4p
87°
5p
Menlo, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm44%82°60°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm68%78°61°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm93%82°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle93%61°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°44°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle13%66°54°
Menlo, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Menlo, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
078° · backing 146°
Direction
ENE
078°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 9
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
Menlo, IA
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 108.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.5 Low
Menlo, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:27 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
2:03 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Menlo, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:19 AM
- Moonset
- 12:45 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Menlo, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Menlo at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (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.