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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
L 55°H 88°
Menlo, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    44%
    82°60°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    68%
    78°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    93%
    82°61°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    93%
    61°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    64°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    66°54°
Menlo, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 9 · pk 30 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ene-bound air across the harbor.
Menlo, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
962.7
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 28.43 inHg
Now
962.7
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
+2.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 960965
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Menlo

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.