Weather in Monroe, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Monroe, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:44 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
58°
Humidity
80%
Wind
24 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Monroe, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
10p
68°
11p
68°
12a
66°
1a
64°
2a
63°
3a
60°
4a
58°
5a
57°
6a
58°
7a
63°
8a
68°
9a
72°
10a
76°
11a
78°
12p
82°
1p
85°
2p
87°
3p
88°
4p
86°
5p
86°
6p
85°
14%
7p
83°
8p
82°
22%
9p
Monroe, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm57%83°60°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm61%81°61°
- MondayMay 18Showers79%82°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers86%63°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast14%66°54°
Monroe, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Monroe, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
163° · veering 31°
Direction
SSE
163°
Sustained
24
mph
Gust
40
mph
Peak 24h
45
avg 12
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
Monroe, IA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 82.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Monroe, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:21 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
1:58 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Monroe, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:55 AM
- Moonset
- 1:58 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Monroe, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Monroe at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (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.