Weather in Greenfield, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Greenfield, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:48 AM
68
°
Showers
Feels like
66°
Humidity
81%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
Greenfield, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
7p
72°
8p
70°
9p
69°
10p
68°
11p
65°
12a
63°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
58°
5a
58°
6a
59°
7a
65°
8a
70°
9a
74°
10a
77°
11a
80°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
86°
6p
Greenfield, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm44%81°61°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm79%78°61°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm92%81°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers92%61°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—58°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—63°44°
- FridayMay 22Overcast13%65°53°
Greenfield, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Greenfield, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
144° · backing 153°
Direction
SE
144°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 9
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Greenfield, IA
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 92.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Greenfield, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
2:03 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Greenfield, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:02 AM
- Moonset
- 2:03 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Greenfield, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Greenfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 24 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.