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

Baldwin, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
51%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Baldwin, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
6p
72°
7p
69°
8p
66°
9p
65°
10p
63°
13%
11p
61°
12a
62°
1a
61°
2a
61°
3a
62°
4a
60°
5a
59°
6a
58°
7a
61°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
72°
11a
75°
12p
78°
1p
80°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
L 58°H 83°
Baldwin, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Drizzle
    68%
    83°64°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    31%
    81°64°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    65%
    82°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    72%
    71°51°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    65°41°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    65°48°
Baldwin, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
100° · backing 106°
Direction
E
100°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 7
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
avg 7 · pk 34 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 106° from the e.
Baldwin, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.8
+0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.05 inHg
Now
983.8
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
+0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982986
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Baldwin, IA
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
2.7 μg/m³
PM 10
4.1 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
111.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.8 Low
Baldwin, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:11 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
1:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Baldwin, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:02 AM
Moonset
12:31 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Baldwin, 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 →

Baldwin at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 28 (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 Baldwin

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.