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Weather in Yorktown, Iowa

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

Yorktown, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:03 PM
78
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
66%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Yorktown, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
78°
6p
77°
7p
74°
8p
73°
9p
71°
10p
69°
11p
68°
12a
66°
1a
66°
2a
64°
3a
62°
4a
62°
5a
60°
6a
60°
7a
64°
8a
70°
9a
75°
10a
79°
11a
81°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
90°
5p
L 60°H 90°
Yorktown, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Showers
    72%
    90°65°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    53%
    82°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    87%
    86°61°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Rain
    87%
    64°49°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    —
    63°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    —
    67°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    11%
    59°55°
Yorktown, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
HOT 90°50°75°100°6p12a6a12pnow 78°high 90°low 60°
Yorktown, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
099° · backing 76°
Direction
E
099°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
31
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 31 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the e-bound air across the harbor.
Yorktown, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
967.5
+0.5 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 28.57 inHg
Now
967.5
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
+0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 967–970
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Yorktown, 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
Yorktown, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:32 AM
Sunrise
6:02 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
2:03 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Yorktown, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:25 AM
Moonset
12:46 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Yorktown, 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 →

Yorktown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 20 (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.

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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.