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Weather in East Peru, Iowa

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

East Peru, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
73%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
East Peru, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
6p
74°
7p
72°
8p
69°
9p
67°
10p
67°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
61°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
58°
5a
57°
6a
58°
7a
64°
8a
70°
9a
74°
10a
78°
11a
80°
12p
84°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
L 57°H 86°
East Peru, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    60%
    82°61°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    62%
    80°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    84%
    82°62°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Rain
    84%
    62°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    65°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    12%
    66°55°
East Peru, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
006° · veering 176°
Direction
N
006°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 9
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 9 · pk 32 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 176° from the n.
East Peru, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
970.3
-0.7 mb in 3h · steady · 28.65 inHg
Now
970.3
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
+2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 967973
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
East Peru, IA
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.1 μg/m³
PM 10
6.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.3 μg/m³
Ozone
95.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.5 Low
East Peru, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:26 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
2:00 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
East Peru, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:18 AM
Moonset
12:42 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
East Peru, 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 →

East Peru at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 23 (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 16, 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 East Peru

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.