Weather in Fort Madison, Iowa
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Madison, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:38 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
73%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Fort Madison, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
8p
69°
9p
67°
10p
66°
11p
65°
12a
65°
1a
62°
17%
2a
59°
45%
3a
59°
42%
4a
58°
16%
5a
57°
6a
57°
7a
59°
8a
62°
9a
66°
10a
71°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
79°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
82°
7p
Fort Madison, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle45%81°65°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain62%85°65°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm89%84°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers62%72°52°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—62°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast10%66°54°
Fort Madison, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Fort Madison, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
077° · backing 103°
Direction
ENE
077°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 8
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
Fort Madison, IA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 71.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fort Madison, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
1:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fort Madison, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:52 AM
- Moonset
- 1:47 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Fort Madison, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Fort Madison at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 20 (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.