Weather in Mount Ayr, Iowa
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mount Ayr, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:52 AM
63
°
Heavy Rain
Feels like
65°
Humidity
96%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Mount Ayr, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
59°
5a
57°
6a
58°
7a
63°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
80°
1p
83°
2p
83°
3p
84°
4p
86°
5p
86°
6p
82°
7p
72°
8p
72°
21%
9p
70°
20%
10p
69°
11p
Mount Ayr, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Thunderstorm98%80°62°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm92%79°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers92%62°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Rain—58°47°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle16%68°50°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle13%75°55°
Mount Ayr, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Mount Ayr, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
164° · backing 10°
Direction
SSE
164°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 11
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Mount Ayr, IA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 76.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Mount Ayr, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:29 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 32m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
2:00 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mount Ayr, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:03 AM
- Moonset
- 2:00 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Mount Ayr, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Mount Ayr at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (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.