Weather in Marshalltown, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Marshalltown, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:53 AM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
64%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
Marshalltown, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
7p
72°
8p
71°
9p
70°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
63°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
56°
5a
56°
6a
58°
7a
63°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
82°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
85°
6p
Marshalltown, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain75%81°59°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm56%79°61°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm87%83°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers87%64°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°44°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle10%67°53°
Marshalltown, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Marshalltown, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
124° · veering 50°
Direction
SE
124°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 6
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
Marshalltown, IA
Air quality
64
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 98.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.2 Low
Marshalltown, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:26 PM
Civil dusk
1:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Marshalltown, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:53 AM
- Moonset
- 2:00 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Marshalltown, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Marshalltown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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
Cool-season window is open
As of May 17, 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).