Weather in Akron, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Akron, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:47 AM
77
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
68°
Humidity
19%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Akron, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
7p
78°
8p
73°
9p
70°
10p
68°
11p
67°
12a
63°
1a
61°
2a
61°
3a
58°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
55°
7a
61°
8a
68°
9a
75°
10a
80°
11a
85°
12p
87°
1p
88°
2p
91°
3p
91°
4p
91°
5p
86°
6p
Akron, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—84°50°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm64%75°61°
- MondayMay 18Rain81%62°50°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle81%57°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—65°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast10%68°47°
- FridayMay 22Light Rain17%62°54°
Akron, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Akron, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
060° · steady
Direction
ENE
060°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
21
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
Akron, IA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 103.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Akron, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:31 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
2:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Akron, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:04 AM
- Moonset
- 2:17 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Akron, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Akron at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 3 (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).