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

Nevada, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
62%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Nevada, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
6p
72°
7p
73°
8p
71°
9p
70°
10p
69°
11p
67°
12a
66°
1a
63°
2a
62°
3a
61°
4a
58°
5a
56°
6a
59°
7a
63°
8a
68°
9a
73°
10a
76°
11a
80°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
88°
5p
L 56°H 89°
Nevada, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    72%
    83°58°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    64%
    79°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    94%
    83°62°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    94%
    64°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    65°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    65°54°
Nevada, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
103° · backing 172°
Direction
ESE
103°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
27
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 27 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 172° from the ese.
Nevada, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.3
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 28.77 inHg
Now
974.3
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
+2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972976
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Nevada, IA
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.9 μg/m³
PM 10
5.2 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
110.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.7 Low
Nevada, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:21 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
2:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Nevada, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:13 AM
Moonset
12:42 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Nevada, 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 →

Nevada at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 28 (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 Nevada

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.