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

Balltown, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
42%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Balltown, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
6p
69°
7p
67°
8p
65°
9p
64°
10%
10p
59°
38%
11p
59°
20%
12a
58°
11%
1a
58°
2a
58°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
57°
6a
57°
7a
59°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
75°
1p
78°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
82°
5p
L 56°H 82°
Balltown, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    88%
    81°60°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    39%
    80°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    68%
    79°64°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    75%
    70°49°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    57°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    62°37°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    63°46°
Balltown, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
158° · backing 113°
Direction
SSE
158°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 22 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 113° from the sse.
Balltown, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
967.4
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 28.57 inHg
Now
967.4
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
+2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 963970
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Balltown, IA
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.2 μg/m³
PM 10
5.6 μg/m³
NO₂
2.6 μg/m³
Ozone
95.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.8 Low
Balltown, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:09 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
1:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Balltown, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:00 AM
Moonset
12:33 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Balltown, 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 →

Balltown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°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 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 Balltown

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.