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Weather in Bankston, Iowa

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

Bankston, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
78
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
51%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Bankston, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
6p
67°
7p
65°
8p
62°
9p
62°
10p
58°
30%
11p
58°
15%
12a
57°
1a
58°
2a
57°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
55°
6a
56°
7a
59°
8a
62°
9a
66°
10a
69°
11a
72°
12p
74°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
L 55°H 80°
Bankston, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    78%
    80°60°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    40%
    79°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    68%
    79°64°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    75%
    70°49°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    57°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    62°38°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    63°47°
Bankston, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
048° · veering 172°
Direction
NE
048°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 7
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 7 · pk 27 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 172° from the ne.
Bankston, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
970.0
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 28.64 inHg
Now
970.0
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
+2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 966972
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bankston, IA
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.9 μg/m³
PM 10
5.3 μg/m³
NO₂
2.3 μg/m³
Ozone
105.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.8 Low
Bankston, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:10 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
1:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bankston, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:01 AM
Moonset
12:33 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Bankston, 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 →

Bankston at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 1 (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 Bankston

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.