Weather in New Sharon, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
New Sharon, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
80%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
New Sharon, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
8p
66°
9p
65°
10p
63°
11p
63°
12a
63°
11%
1a
63°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
57°
7a
61°
8a
65°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
79°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
82°
5p
80°
6p
79°
7p
New Sharon, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm56%80°58°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm57%79°61°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm85%82°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers80%65°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—66°53°
New Sharon, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
New Sharon, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
143° · backing 161°
Direction
SE
143°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
45
avg 10
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
New Sharon, IA
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 88.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
New Sharon, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:20 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
1:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
New Sharon, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:54 AM
- Moonset
- 1:56 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
New Sharon, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
New Sharon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 25 (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 17, 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.