Weather in Rockwell, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rockwell, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:03 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
37%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
Rockwell, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
23%
8p
71°
12%
9p
67°
10p
68°
11p
64°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
59°
4a
56°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
76°
11a
80°
12p
84°
1p
87°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
89°
5p
94°
6p
87°
7p
Rockwell, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Foggy43%82°56°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm43%75°62°
- MondayMay 18Showers96%72°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Rain96%63°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—63°44°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle—55°51°
Rockwell, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Rockwell, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNE
033° · veering 89°
Direction
NNE
033°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 6
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Rockwell, IA
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 96.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Rockwell, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
2:03 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rockwell, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:50 AM
- Moonset
- 2:04 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Rockwell, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Rockwell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 4 (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).