Weather in Russell, Iowa
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Russell, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:03 AM
68
°
Drizzle
Feels like
66°
Humidity
86%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Russell, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
8p
69°
9p
68°
10p
66°
11p
65°
15%
12a
66°
12%
1a
63°
2a
64°
3a
62°
4a
60°
5a
59°
6a
61°
7a
64°
8a
69°
9a
73°
10a
77°
11a
80°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
85°
6p
87°
7p
Russell, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Showers66%86°63°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm62%82°62°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm80%81°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers80%65°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast10%66°54°
Russell, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Russell, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
176° · backing 150°
Direction
S
176°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
31
mph
Peak 24h
43
avg 12
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Russell, IA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 80.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Russell, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:24 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
1:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Russell, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:58 AM
- Moonset
- 1:57 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Russell, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Russell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (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.