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Weather in Hartwick, Iowa

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

Hartwick, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
82
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
82°
Humidity
53%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Hartwick, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
6p
74°
7p
71°
8p
70°
9p
70°
10p
66°
11p
66°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
61°
4a
58°
5a
58°
6a
57°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
77°
12p
80°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
L 57°H 85°
Hartwick, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    68%
    83°60°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    49%
    82°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    83%
    82°62°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    81%
    65°48°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    64°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    65°52°
Hartwick, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
142° · backing 91°
Direction
SE
142°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 7
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 7 · pk 25 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 91° from the se.
Hartwick, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
975.2
+0.2 mb in 3h · rising · 28.80 inHg
Now
975.2
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
+3.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 971978
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hartwick, IA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.3 μg/m³
PM 10
4.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
100.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.5 Low
Hartwick, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 35m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
1:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hartwick, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:09 AM
Moonset
12:37 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Hartwick, 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 →

Hartwick at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 27 (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 Hartwick

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.