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Weather in Aurelia, Iowa

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

Aurelia, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:03 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
27%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:38 PM
Aurelia, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
8p
73°
9p
71°
10p
68°
11p
67°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
56°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
62°
8a
70°
9a
75°
10a
81°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
88°
2p
90°
3p
90°
4p
90°
5p
89°
6p
80°
13%
7p
L 53°H 90°
Aurelia, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    81°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    47%
    76°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    95%
    66°54°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    95%
    56°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    63°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    65°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    12%
    59°54°
Aurelia, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
085° · veering 13°
Direction
E
085°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 12
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 12 · pk 32 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 24 — flags snap, branches bend.
Aurelia, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
959.8
+1.9 mb in 3h · steady · 28.34 inHg
Now
959.8
mb
3h
+1.9
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
+3.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 956962
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Aurelia, IA
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.7 μg/m³
PM 10
4.7 μg/m³
NO₂
1.2 μg/m³
Ozone
108.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Aurelia, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:27 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:38 PM
Civil dusk
2:11 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Aurelia, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:00 AM
Moonset
2:12 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Aurelia, 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 →

Aurelia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 2 (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 Aurelia

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.