Weather in Fenton, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fenton, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:51 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
63°
Humidity
37%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
8:35 PM
Fenton, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
9p
69°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
65°
1a
63°
2a
61°
3a
59°
4a
57°
5a
55°
6a
56°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
71°
10a
77°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
88°
2p
90°
3p
88°
4p
88°
10%
5p
89°
17%
6p
76°
30%
7p
78°
46%
8p
Fenton, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°52°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm52%80°61°
- MondayMay 18Showers97%65°57°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle97%56°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°46°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle11%56°53°
Fenton, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Fenton, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
049° · veering 6°
Direction
NE
049°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
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
Fenton, IA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fenton, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:21 AM
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:35 PM
Civil dusk
2:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fenton, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:54 AM
- Moonset
- 2:10 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fenton, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Fenton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 5 (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).