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Weather in Dunkerton, Iowa

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dunkerton, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:06 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
76%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Dunkerton, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
13%
9p
65°
12%
10p
66°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
57°
5a
57°
6a
58°
7a
62°
8a
65°
9a
70°
10a
74°
11a
77°
12p
80°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
83°
7p
80°
8p
L 57°H 86°
Dunkerton, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Drizzle
    79%
    81°60°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    51%
    79°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    91%
    80°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    91%
    68°48°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    64°43°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    65°51°
Dunkerton, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
061° · backing 168°
Direction
ENE
061°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 6 · pk 32 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 168° from the ene.
Dunkerton, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.0
-0.8 mb in 3h · steady · 28.76 inHg
Now
974.0
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
+1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 971977
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Dunkerton, IA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.3 μg/m³
PM 10
5.3 μg/m³
NO₂
5.2 μg/m³
Ozone
83.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Dunkerton, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
1:58 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dunkerton, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:48 AM
Moonset
1:59 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Dunkerton, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dunkerton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 1 (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 17, 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 Dunkerton

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.