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Weather in Humboldt, Iowa

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

Humboldt, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:03 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
36%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Humboldt, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
8p
71°
9p
69°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
65°
1a
63°
2a
61°
3a
59°
4a
57°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
62°
8a
68°
9a
72°
10a
78°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
88°
5p
87°
6p
84°
17%
7p
L 54°H 89°
Humboldt, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Foggy
    21%
    81°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    34%
    76°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    98%
    74°62°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    98%
    59°48°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    61°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    65°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    56°53°
Humboldt, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
055° · backing 51°
Direction
NE
055°
Sustained
9
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 backing 51° from the ne.
Humboldt, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
970.0
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.64 inHg
Now
970.0
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
+2.8
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.
Humboldt, IA
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.1 μg/m³
PM 10
5.1 μg/m³
NO₂
2.5 μg/m³
Ozone
99.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Humboldt, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:22 AM
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
2:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Humboldt, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:55 AM
Moonset
2:07 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Humboldt, 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 →

Humboldt at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°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 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 Humboldt

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.