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

Hawarden, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
80
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
15%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Hawarden, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
6p
79°
7p
77°
8p
73°
9p
70°
10p
66°
11p
65°
12a
62°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
56°
4a
54°
5a
52°
6a
53°
7a
60°
8a
68°
9a
75°
10a
79°
11a
85°
12p
87°
1p
89°
2p
90°
3p
91°
4p
90°
5p
L 52°H 91°
Hawarden, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    84°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    67%
    72°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    80%
    62°50°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    80%
    55°43°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    65°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    68°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Rain
    18%
    62°54°
Hawarden, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
098° · veering 87°
Direction
E
098°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 6
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
avg 6 · pk 21
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the e-bound air across the harbor.
Hawarden, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
966.0
+0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 28.53 inHg
Now
966.0
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
+2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 963969
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hawarden, IA
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.3 μg/m³
PM 10
6.2 μg/m³
NO₂
1.0 μg/m³
Ozone
112.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.0 Low
Hawarden, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:30 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
2:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hawarden, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:23 AM
Moonset
12:59 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Hawarden, 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 →

Hawarden at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 4 (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 Hawarden

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.