Weather in Mount Sterling, Iowa
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mount Sterling, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:12 AM
70
°
Drizzle
Feels like
71°
Humidity
82%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Mount Sterling, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
9p
68°
10p
67°
11p
68°
12a
67°
14%
1a
63°
30%
2a
62°
22%
3a
62°
26%
4a
59°
5a
58°
6a
58°
7a
62°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
83°
3p
85°
4p
86°
5p
86°
6p
85°
7p
82°
8p
Mount Sterling, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain62%81°63°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain69%86°63°
- MondayMay 18Rain87%81°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers64%71°50°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast10%66°53°
Mount Sterling, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Mount Sterling, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
055° · veering 92°
Direction
NE
055°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
32
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
Mount Sterling, IA
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 66.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Mount Sterling, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:20 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
1:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mount Sterling, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:54 AM
- Moonset
- 1:50 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Mount Sterling, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Mount Sterling at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°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 17, 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.