Weather in Fertile, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fertile, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:42 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
61%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Fertile, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
12%
9p
64°
11%
10p
62°
11p
61°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
60°
8a
66°
9a
72°
10a
76°
11a
79°
12p
83°
1p
86°
2p
88°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
85°
6p
82°
18%
7p
65°
43%
8p
Fertile, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Foggy24%80°52°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm31%73°61°
- MondayMay 18Showers97%68°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle97%62°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—63°44°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle12%54°50°
Fertile, IA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Fertile, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
081° · backing 117°
Direction
E
081°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 5
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
Fertile, IA
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fertile, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
2:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fertile, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:50 AM
- Moonset
- 2:06 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fertile, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Fertile at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 66°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 6 (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).