Weather StoryAlmanac, microseasons, and the day's weather story.

Weather in Akron, Iowa

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Akron, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
15%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Akron, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
81°
6p
79°
7p
78°
8p
73°
9p
70°
10p
68°
11p
67°
12a
63°
1a
61°
2a
61°
3a
58°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
55°
7a
61°
8a
68°
9a
75°
10a
80°
11a
85°
12p
87°
1p
88°
2p
91°
3p
91°
4p
91°
5p
L 54°H 91°
Akron, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    84°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    67%
    75°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    81%
    62°50°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    81%
    57°43°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    65°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    10%
    68°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Rain
    17%
    62°54°
Akron, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
096° · veering 59°
Direction
E
096°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 24 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the e-bound air across the harbor.
Akron, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
966.9
+0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 28.55 inHg
Now
966.9
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
+1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 964970
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Akron, IA
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.6 μg/m³
PM 10
3.8 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
107.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.9 Low
Akron, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:31 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
2:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Akron, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:24 AM
Moonset
12:58 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Akron, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Akron at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 3 (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 16, 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 Akron

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.