Weather in Carbon, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Carbon, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:03 AM
65
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
62°
Humidity
85%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Carbon, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
8p
71°
9p
70°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
62°
3a
60°
4a
59°
5a
58°
6a
59°
7a
65°
8a
71°
9a
74°
10a
77°
11a
81°
12p
84°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
87°
5p
89°
6p
81°
7p
Carbon, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm53%83°63°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm77%81°62°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm91%83°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers91%62°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—64°46°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle14%66°55°
Carbon, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Carbon, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
102° · veering 64°
Direction
ESE
102°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
43
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Carbon, IA
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 90.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Carbon, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:30 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
2:03 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Carbon, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:05 AM
- Moonset
- 2:04 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Carbon, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Carbon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (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.