Weather in Grand River, Iowa
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Grand River, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:51 AM
70
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
74°
Humidity
94%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Grand River, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
7p
72°
8p
70°
9p
69°
10p
68°
11p
67°
12a
66°
1a
64°
2a
63°
3a
62°
4a
60°
5a
59°
6a
60°
7a
65°
8a
69°
9a
73°
10a
77°
11a
80°
12p
83°
1p
84°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
88°
5p
88°
6p
Grand River, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Rain79%84°64°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm78%82°62°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm82%81°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers85%64°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°47°
- FridayMay 22Overcast14%65°55°
Grand River, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Grand River, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
110° · backing 70°
Direction
ESE
110°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 10
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
Grand River, IA
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 88.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Grand River, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:27 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
1:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Grand River, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:02 AM
- Moonset
- 1:59 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Grand River, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Grand River at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 21 (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.