Weather in Pierson, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pierson, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:53 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
62°
Humidity
35%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Pierson, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
10p
68°
11p
65°
12a
64°
1a
61°
2a
59°
3a
57°
4a
54°
5a
52°
6a
52°
7a
60°
8a
67°
9a
74°
10a
81°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
91°
4p
91°
5p
90°
6p
87°
15%
7p
84°
24%
8p
75°
16%
9p
Pierson, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°52°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm53%81°61°
- MondayMay 18Showers94%65°53°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers94%57°44°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—64°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—66°46°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle16%61°54°
Pierson, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Pierson, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
068° · veering 18°
Direction
ENE
068°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
29
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
Pierson, IA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 100.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Pierson, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:29 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
2:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pierson, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:03 AM
- Moonset
- 2:13 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Pierson, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Pierson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 1 (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).