Weather in Merrill, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Merrill, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:02 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
23%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
Merrill, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
8p
70°
9p
67°
10p
64°
11p
62°
12a
60°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
53°
6a
53°
7a
60°
8a
66°
9a
72°
10a
78°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
90°
3p
89°
4p
90°
5p
91°
6p
93°
10%
7p
Merrill, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°49°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm60%76°60°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain88%62°52°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle88%57°44°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—64°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—67°47°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle16%61°54°
Merrill, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Merrill, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
054° · veering 77°
Direction
NE
054°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 9
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
Merrill, IA
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 101.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Merrill, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:30 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
2:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Merrill, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:03 AM
- Moonset
- 2:16 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Merrill, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Merrill at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 2 (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).