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Weather in Winthrop, Iowa

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

Winthrop, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
79
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
79°
Humidity
52%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
Winthrop, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
6p
72°
7p
70°
8p
67°
9p
65°
19%
10p
64°
11p
62°
12a
62°
1a
61°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
55°
6a
56°
7a
60°
8a
64°
9a
68°
10a
71°
11a
75°
12p
78°
1p
81°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
84°
5p
L 55°H 84°
Winthrop, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Drizzle
    65%
    80°60°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    50%
    78°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    86%
    80°63°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    86%
    71°49°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    63°42°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    64°50°
Winthrop, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
066° · veering 78°
Direction
ENE
066°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
23
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 23 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Winthrop, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.7
+0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 28.72 inHg
Now
972.7
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970975
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Winthrop, IA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.7 μg/m³
PM 10
4.9 μg/m³
NO₂
2.5 μg/m³
Ozone
101.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.8 Low
Winthrop, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:13 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
1:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Winthrop, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:04 AM
Moonset
12:36 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Winthrop, 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 →

Winthrop at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 1 (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 Winthrop

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.