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Weather in Quimby, Iowa

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

Quimby, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:03 AM
75
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
67°
Humidity
26%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Quimby, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
77°
8p
73°
9p
70°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
61°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
54°
5a
51°
6a
52°
7a
61°
8a
68°
9a
75°
10a
82°
11a
86°
12p
88°
1p
89°
2p
90°
3p
91°
4p
92°
5p
91°
6p
85°
17%
7p
L 51°H 92°
Quimby, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    82°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    52%
    78°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    94%
    65°54°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    94%
    57°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    64°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    66°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    14%
    61°55°
Quimby, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
083° · veering 42°
Direction
E
083°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
29
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 29 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 42° from the e.
Quimby, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
966.5
+2.2 mb in 3h · rising · 28.54 inHg
Now
966.5
mb
3h
+2.2
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
+3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 963969
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Quimby, IA
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.7 μg/m³
PM 10
4.7 μg/m³
NO₂
1.2 μg/m³
Ozone
108.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Quimby, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
2:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Quimby, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:01 AM
Moonset
2:13 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Quimby, 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 →

Quimby at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 2 (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 Quimby

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.