Weather in Shell Rock, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Shell Rock, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:53 PM
74
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
74°
Humidity
54%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Shell Rock, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
6p
70°
7p
68°
19%
8p
67°
11%
9p
65°
10p
63°
11p
63°
12a
62°
1a
61°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
62°
8a
66°
9a
70°
10a
74°
11a
77°
12p
81°
1p
82°
2p
84°
3p
84°
4p
85°
5p
Shell Rock, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain79%78°60°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm65%78°63°
- MondayMay 18Showers88%81°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers88%64°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°43°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle—61°52°
Shell Rock, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Shell Rock, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
052° · veering 68°
Direction
NE
052°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Shell Rock, IA
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 109.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.9 Low
Shell Rock, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
2:00 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Shell Rock, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:07 AM
- Moonset
- 12:41 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Shell Rock, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Shell Rock at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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 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).