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Weather in Ionia, Iowa

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ionia, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
32%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Ionia, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
29%
9p
65°
16%
10p
61°
11p
61°
12a
60°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
57°
7a
62°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
74°
11a
78°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
86°
6p
85°
7p
80°
8p
L 55°H 87°
Ionia, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    75%
    81°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    55%
    74°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    88%
    74°62°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    88%
    63°46°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    58°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    62°42°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    56°50°
Ionia, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
063° · backing 132°
Direction
ENE
063°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
28
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
avg 6 · pk 28 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 132° from the ene.
Ionia, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
968.7
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 28.61 inHg
Now
968.7
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
+2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 965971
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ionia, IA
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.2 μg/m³
PM 10
6.9 μg/m³
NO₂
5.5 μg/m³
Ozone
80.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Ionia, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
2:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ionia, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:47 AM
Moonset
2:02 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Ionia, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ionia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 4 (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).

ZIP codes in Ionia

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.