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

Parkersburg, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:06 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
62%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Parkersburg, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
12%
8p
72°
9p
70°
10p
69°
11p
66°
12a
65°
1a
63°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
58°
5a
55°
6a
59°
7a
63°
8a
68°
9a
72°
10a
76°
11a
80°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
89°
5p
86°
6p
85°
7p
L 55°H 89°
Parkersburg, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Drizzle
    70%
    79°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    48%
    81°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    89%
    82°62°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    89%
    64°48°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    64°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    62°52°
Parkersburg, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
041° · veering 126°
Direction
NE
041°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 7
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
avg 7 · pk 34 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 126° from the ne.
Parkersburg, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.5
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.78 inHg
Now
974.5
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
+1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972977
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Parkersburg, IA
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.9 μg/m³
PM 10
4.7 μg/m³
NO₂
3.5 μg/m³
Ozone
92.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Parkersburg, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
2:00 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Parkersburg, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:50 AM
Moonset
2:01 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Parkersburg, 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 →

Parkersburg at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 1 (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 Parkersburg

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.