Weather in Monmouth, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Monmouth, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
80°
Humidity
57%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Monmouth, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
8p
67°
9p
65°
10p
64°
11%
11p
62°
12a
62°
1a
61°
2a
61°
3a
62°
4a
60°
5a
59°
6a
58°
7a
62°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
72°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
80°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
83°
6p
82°
7p
Monmouth, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle66%82°64°
- SundayMay 17Rain50%83°63°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm63%81°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers73%72°51°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°41°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—64°48°
Monmouth, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Monmouth, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
147° · veering 124°
Direction
SSE
147°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Monmouth, IA
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 96.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Monmouth, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:11 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
1:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Monmouth, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:45 AM
- Moonset
- 1:51 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Monmouth, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Monmouth at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 28 (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).