Weather in Bloomfield, Iowa
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bloomfield, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:10 AM
68
°
Rain
Feels like
69°
Humidity
90%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Bloomfield, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
9p
65°
10p
64°
11p
64°
11%
12a
64°
24%
1a
63°
30%
2a
63°
16%
3a
61°
11%
4a
60°
5a
58°
6a
59°
7a
63°
8a
67°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
77°
12p
78°
1p
80°
2p
83°
3p
84°
4p
83°
5p
84°
6p
82°
7p
78°
8p
Bloomfield, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Rain70%81°62°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain65%82°62°
- MondayMay 18Showers69%80°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers70%64°49°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast10%65°53°
Bloomfield, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Bloomfield, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
034° · veering 58°
Direction
NE
034°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 11
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Bloomfield, IA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 82.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Bloomfield, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:21 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
1:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bloomfield, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:56 AM
- Moonset
- 1:52 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Bloomfield, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Bloomfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.