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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
L 58°H 84°
Bloomfield, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Rain
    70%
    81°62°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    65%
    82°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    69%
    80°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    70%
    64°49°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    64°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    10%
    65°53°
Bloomfield, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 11 · pk 33 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 58° from the ne.
Bloomfield, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.1
-0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 28.97 inHg
Now
981.1
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
+2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978982
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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.

ZIP codes in Bloomfield

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.