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

Clarion, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
78
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
34%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Clarion, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
6p
74°
23%
7p
73°
8p
72°
9p
69°
10p
70°
11p
67°
12a
65°
1a
64°
2a
62°
3a
60°
4a
58°
5a
56°
6a
58°
7a
65°
8a
69°
9a
73°
10a
77°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
88°
2p
89°
3p
90°
4p
90°
5p
L 56°H 90°
Clarion, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Foggy
    41%
    80°58°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    57%
    76°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    96%
    77°61°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    96%
    63°48°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    64°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    56°52°
Clarion, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
068° · veering 82°
Direction
ENE
068°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 8
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 8 · pk 26 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 82° from the ene.
Clarion, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
968.0
+0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 28.59 inHg
Now
968.0
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
+5.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 963970
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Clarion, IA
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.7 μg/m³
PM 10
5.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.0 μg/m³
Ozone
114.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.1 Low
Clarion, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:20 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
2:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Clarion, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:12 AM
Moonset
12:46 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Clarion, 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 →

Clarion at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 2 (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 Clarion

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.