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Weather in Rossie, Iowa

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

Rossie, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:03 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
26%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
8:38 PM
Rossie, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
76°
8p
72°
9p
70°
10p
68°
11p
67°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
60°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
53°
6a
53°
7a
59°
8a
68°
9a
74°
10a
80°
11a
83°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
90°
5p
91°
18%
6p
89°
23%
7p
L 53°H 91°
Rossie, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    81°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    48%
    73°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    96%
    65°53°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    96%
    55°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    63°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    65°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    11%
    57°54°
Rossie, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
060° · backing 7°
Direction
ENE
060°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
31
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 31 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 7° from the ene.
Rossie, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
959.1
+0.9 mb in 3h · steady · 28.32 inHg
Now
959.1
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
+3.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 955962
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rossie, IA
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.6 μg/m³
PM 10
7.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
105.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Rossie, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:25 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
8:38 PM
Civil dusk
2:11 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rossie, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 AM
Moonset
2:12 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Rossie, 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 →

Rossie 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 Rossie

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.