Weather in Monona, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Monona, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:36 AM
69
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
64°
Humidity
36%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Monona, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
20%
9p
60°
41%
10p
60°
33%
11p
59°
10%
12a
57°
14%
1a
57°
10%
2a
55°
3a
55°
4a
54°
5a
53°
6a
55°
7a
59°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
71°
11a
74°
12p
77°
1p
80°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
82°
7p
78°
8p
Monona, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Rain97%80°58°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm68%73°61°
- MondayMay 18Showers89%78°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers89%66°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—57°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—60°38°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle—59°47°
Monona, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Monona, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
054° · backing 138°
Direction
NE
054°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Monona, IA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 70.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Monona, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:09 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
1:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Monona, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:43 AM
- Moonset
- 1:57 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Monona, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Monona at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 4 (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).