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
Ionia, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle75%81°59°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm55%74°62°
- MondayMay 18Showers88%74°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers88%63°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—58°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—62°42°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle—56°50°
Ionia, IA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Ionia, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).