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Weather in Griswold, Iowa

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Griswold, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:43 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
89%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Griswold, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
9p
73°
10p
69°
11p
66°
12a
66°
1a
63°
2a
62°
3a
61°
4a
60°
5a
60°
6a
60°
7a
66°
8a
72°
9a
76°
10a
80°
11a
82°
12p
86°
1p
88°
2p
90°
3p
89°
4p
88°
13%
5p
87°
6p
79°
15%
7p
66°
28%
8p
L 60°H 90°
Griswold, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    35%
    84°62°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    83%
    79°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    96%
    78°61°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    96%
    60°48°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    65°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    17%
    67°55°
Griswold, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
112° · veering 50°
Direction
ESE
112°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
40
avg 11
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 11 · pk 40 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 50° from the ese.
Griswold, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
966.3
-0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 28.53 inHg
Now
966.3
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 965970
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Griswold, IA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.6 μg/m³
PM 10
5.4 μg/m³
NO₂
2.6 μg/m³
Ozone
89.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Griswold, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:31 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
2:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Griswold, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:05 AM
Moonset
2:05 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Griswold, 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 →

Griswold at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 23 (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

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Griswold

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.