Weather in Mapleton, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mapleton, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:57 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
64%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:38 PM
Mapleton, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
11p
66°
12a
63°
1a
61°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
54°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
61°
8a
67°
9a
73°
10a
79°
11a
83°
12p
86°
1p
89°
2p
91°
3p
92°
4p
91°
5p
93°
6p
85°
14%
7p
86°
18%
8p
75°
30%
9p
73°
19%
10p
Mapleton, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast24%82°52°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm73%82°63°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers96%66°56°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers96%59°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—64°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—67°47°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle17%60°55°
Mapleton, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Mapleton, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
087° · veering 91°
Direction
E
087°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 12
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
Mapleton, IA
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Mapleton, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:30 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:38 PM
Civil dusk
2:11 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mapleton, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:04 AM
- Moonset
- 2:11 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Mapleton, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Mapleton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 29 (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).