Weather in Montpelier, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Montpelier, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
61%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Montpelier, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
6p
73°
7p
70°
8p
67°
9p
66°
10p
66°
11p
65°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
61°
15%
3a
60°
14%
4a
60°
5a
58°
6a
58°
7a
60°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
76°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
Montpelier, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle69%84°62°
- SundayMay 17Rain34%86°65°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm87%84°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers72%72°49°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—62°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—67°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—66°52°
Montpelier, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Montpelier, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
182° · backing 31°
Direction
S
182°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 8
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
Montpelier, IA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 105.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.7 Low
Montpelier, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:13 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
1:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Montpelier, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:04 AM
- Moonset
- 12:29 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Montpelier, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Montpelier at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above 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.