Weather in Mount Ayr, Iowa
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mount Ayr, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
73
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
75°
Humidity
82%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Mount Ayr, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
6p
72°
7p
69°
8p
66°
9p
66°
10p
66°
11p
65°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
59°
5a
57°
6a
58°
7a
63°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
80°
1p
83°
2p
83°
3p
84°
4p
86°
5p
Mount Ayr, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm86%83°64°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm90%80°60°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm84%80°60°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers85%62°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°46°
- FridayMay 22Foggy13%64°54°
Mount Ayr, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Mount Ayr, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
108° · backing 79°
Direction
ESE
108°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
34
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
Mount Ayr, IA
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 94.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.9 Low
Mount Ayr, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:29 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
2:00 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mount Ayr, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:21 AM
- Moonset
- 12:41 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Mount Ayr, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
weather
Mount Ayr at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 20 (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.