Weather in Graettinger, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Graettinger, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:55 AM
63
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
58°
Humidity
48%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Graettinger, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
11p
65°
12a
64°
1a
61°
2a
59°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
52°
6a
54°
7a
59°
8a
65°
9a
70°
10a
76°
11a
83°
12p
84°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
88°
4p
86°
12%
5p
79°
17%
6p
76°
28%
7p
79°
38%
8p
72°
32%
9p
72°
26%
10p
Graettinger, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—82°50°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm48%81°61°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers97%66°54°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Rain97%53°44°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—62°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°46°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle14%56°53°
Graettinger, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Graettinger, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
062° · veering 95°
Direction
ENE
062°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
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
Graettinger, IA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 80.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Graettinger, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:22 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
2:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Graettinger, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:55 AM
- Moonset
- 2:11 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Graettinger, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Graettinger at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 5 (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).