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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
L 52°H 89°
Graettinger, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    82°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    48%
    81°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    97%
    66°54°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Rain
    97%
    53°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    62°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    65°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    14%
    56°53°
Graettinger, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 8 · pk 22 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 95° from the ene.
Graettinger, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
962.9
-0.7 mb in 3h · steady · 28.43 inHg
Now
962.9
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 963968
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Graettinger

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.