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Weather in Pleasant Plain, Iowa

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

Pleasant Plain, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:02 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
67%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Pleasant Plain, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
8p
68°
9p
67°
10p
66°
11p
66°
12a
64°
11%
1a
63°
16%
2a
61°
13%
3a
59°
10%
4a
57°
5a
57°
6a
58°
7a
61°
8a
64°
9a
68°
10a
72°
11a
75°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
83°
6p
82°
7p
L 57°H 83°
Pleasant Plain, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    54%
    82°63°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    55%
    86°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    67%
    82°64°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    73%
    67°48°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    61°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    65°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    66°52°
Pleasant Plain, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
170° · veering 179°
Direction
S
170°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 10
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 10 · pk 24 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 179° from the s.
Pleasant Plain, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.7
-1.7 mb in 3h · steady · 29.02 inHg
Now
982.7
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
+1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981984
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Pleasant Plain, IA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.5 μg/m³
PM 10
5.1 μg/m³
NO₂
3.1 μg/m³
Ozone
88.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Pleasant Plain, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 32m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
1:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pleasant Plain, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:52 AM
Moonset
1:51 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Pleasant Plain, 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 →

Pleasant Plain at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 23 (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.

ZIP codes in Pleasant Plain

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.