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Weather in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sergeant Bluff, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:53 PM
80
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
72°
Humidity
23%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
Sergeant Bluff, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
82°
6p
81°
7p
79°
8p
74°
9p
71°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
63°
1a
61°
2a
59°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
72°
10a
79°
11a
83°
12p
86°
1p
89°
2p
90°
3p
91°
4p
92°
5p
L 53°H 92°
Sergeant Bluff, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    67%
    80°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    88%
    62°53°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Rain
    88%
    60°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    65°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    66°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    15%
    63°55°
Sergeant Bluff, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
066° · veering 8°
Direction
ENE
066°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 26 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ene-bound air across the harbor.
Sergeant Bluff, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
968.8
+0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 28.61 inHg
Now
968.8
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 967972
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Sergeant Bluff, IA
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.2 μg/m³
PM 10
3.0 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
108.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.8 Low
Sergeant Bluff, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:31 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
2:14 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sergeant Bluff, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:24 AM
Moonset
12:56 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Sergeant Bluff, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Sergeant Bluff at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 30 (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 16, 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 Sergeant Bluff

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.