Weather in Knierim, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Knierim, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:41 AM
69
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
48%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Knierim, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
8p
71°
9p
70°
10p
69°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
59°
4a
56°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
73°
10a
78°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
88°
2p
88°
3p
90°
4p
91°
5p
86°
6p
82°
10%
7p
Knierim, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Foggy25%79°57°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm43%77°61°
- MondayMay 18Showers98%74°59°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle98%58°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—65°46°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle13%56°54°
Knierim, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Knierim, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
044° · backing 51°
Direction
NE
044°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 9
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
Knierim, IA
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 95.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Knierim, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:24 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
2:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Knierim, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:57 AM
- Moonset
- 2:07 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Knierim, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Knierim at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 1 (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).