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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
L 54°H 85°
Shell Rock, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    79%
    78°60°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    65%
    78°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    88%
    81°63°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    88%
    64°48°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    64°43°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    61°52°
Shell Rock, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 6 · pk 24 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 68° from the ne.
Shell Rock, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.4
+0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 28.83 inHg
Now
976.4
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
+2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973978
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Shell Rock

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.