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Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Iona, MN
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
21%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Iona, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
6p
75°
7p
75°
8p
72°
9p
70°
10p
68°
11p
65°
12a
61°
1a
59°
2a
57°
3a
55°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
55°
7a
70°
8a
75°
9a
80°
10a
81°
11a
84°
12p
85°
1p
86°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
88°
5p
L 55°H 88°
Iona, MN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    79°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    47%
    66°51°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    88%
    61°46°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    88%
    50°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    62°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    65°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    21%
    60°52°
Iona, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
061° · veering 82°
Direction
ENE
061°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 7
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
avg 7 · pk 25 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 82° from the ene.
Iona, MN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
953.0
+1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 28.14 inHg
Now
953.0
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
+4.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 947955
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Iona, MN
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.5 μg/m³
PM 10
8.9 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
110.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.1 Low
Iona, MN
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:24 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
2:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Iona, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:16 AM
Moonset
12:59 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Iona, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Iona at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 9 (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

Cool-season window is open

As of May 16, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

ZIP codes in Iona

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.