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Weather in Numa, Iowa

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Numa, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
70
°
Showers
Feels like
73°
Humidity
90%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Numa, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
6p
74°
7p
71°
8p
69°
9p
66°
10p
65°
11p
66°
17%
12a
68°
22%
1a
66°
17%
2a
66°
3a
64°
4a
62°
5a
59°
6a
61°
7a
65°
8a
69°
9a
73°
10a
77°
11a
79°
12p
82°
1p
83°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
L 59°H 86°
Numa, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Showers
    55%
    83°64°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    67%
    83°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    67%
    81°62°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    73%
    64°48°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    64°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    11%
    65°53°
Numa, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
107° · backing 41°
Direction
ESE
107°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 11
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 11 · pk 36 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 41° from the ese.
Numa, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.7
-0.4 mb in 3h · rising · 28.72 inHg
Now
972.7
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
+3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970975
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Numa, IA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.0 μg/m³
PM 10
6.1 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.6 Low
Numa, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:24 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
1:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Numa, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:16 AM
Moonset
12:36 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Numa, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Numa at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 20 (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 Numa

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.