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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
L 54°H 94°
Rockwell, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Foggy
    43%
    82°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    43%
    75°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    96%
    72°62°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Rain
    96%
    63°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    63°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    55°51°
Rockwell, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 6 · pk 24 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 89° from the nne.
Rockwell, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.5
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.63 inHg
Now
969.5
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
+2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 966972
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Rockwell

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.