Weather in Meriden, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Meriden, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
26%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Meriden, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
8p
73°
9p
70°
10p
69°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
59°
4a
55°
5a
52°
6a
53°
7a
60°
8a
67°
9a
74°
10a
81°
11a
85°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
87°
5p
87°
6p
90°
16%
7p
Meriden, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—80°48°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm56%75°60°
- MondayMay 18Showers94%64°53°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers94%55°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—63°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°45°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle14%59°54°
Meriden, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Meriden, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
066° · veering 11°
Direction
ENE
066°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 10
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
Meriden, IA
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 108.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Meriden, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:27 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
2:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Meriden, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:01 AM
- Moonset
- 2:13 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Meriden, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Meriden at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 3 (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 17, 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).