Weather in Mount Vernon, Iowa
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Mount Vernon, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:12 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
73%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Mount Vernon, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
9p
69°
10p
68°
11p
65°
12a
65°
1a
63°
2a
63°
3a
63°
4a
61°
5a
59°
6a
58°
7a
61°
8a
64°
9a
68°
10a
72°
11a
75°
12p
78°
1p
80°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
84°
5p
82°
6p
81°
7p
78°
8p
Mount Vernon, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain63%83°63°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm50%81°64°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm74%84°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers75%72°50°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°43°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—65°50°
Mount Vernon, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Mount Vernon, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
109° · backing 166°
Direction
ESE
109°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
42
avg 9
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
Mount Vernon, IA
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Mount Vernon, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:13 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
1:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mount Vernon, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:48 AM
- Moonset
- 1:53 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Mount Vernon, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Mount Vernon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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
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.