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Weather in Stanton, Iowa

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Stanton, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:53 PM
72
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
71°
Humidity
86%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
Stanton, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
79°
6p
78°
7p
75°
8p
73°
9p
71°
10p
69°
11p
67°
12a
65°
1a
65°
2a
62°
3a
61°
4a
61°
5a
60°
6a
60°
7a
64°
8a
70°
9a
74°
10a
78°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
88°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
87°
5p
L 60°H 88°
Stanton, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    67%
    87°64°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    71%
    82°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    90%
    86°62°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    90%
    61°48°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    61°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    65°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    66°55°
Stanton, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
055° · veering 138°
Direction
NE
055°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 9
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 9 · pk 36 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ne-bound air across the harbor.
Stanton, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
964.2
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 28.47 inHg
Now
964.2
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
+1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 963967
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Stanton, IA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.5 μg/m³
PM 10
8.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.5 μg/m³
Ozone
107.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.9 Low
Stanton, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:31 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
2:04 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Stanton, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:24 AM
Moonset
12:46 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Stanton, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Stanton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 22 (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

Warm-season window is open

As of May 16, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Stanton

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.