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Weather in Burchinal, Iowa

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

Burchinal, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
39%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
Burchinal, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
10%
6p
72°
24%
7p
68°
23%
8p
66°
12%
9p
66°
10p
65°
11p
63°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
76°
11a
80°
12p
84°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
88°
5p
L 54°H 88°
Burchinal, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Foggy
    40%
    81°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    51%
    74°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    97%
    70°61°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Rain
    97%
    63°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    63°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    54°50°
Burchinal, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
027° · backing 167°
Direction
NNE
027°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 5
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 5 · pk 18 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 167° from the nne.
Burchinal, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
965.9
-0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 28.52 inHg
Now
965.9
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
+4.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 962968
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Burchinal, IA
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.1 μg/m³
PM 10
7.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
112.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.1 Low
Burchinal, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
2:04 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Burchinal, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:09 AM
Moonset
12:45 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Burchinal, 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 →

Burchinal at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 4 (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 Burchinal

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.