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Weather in Zwingle, Iowa

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

Zwingle, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
49%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Zwingle, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
6p
70°
7p
67°
8p
65°
9p
65°
10p
60°
26%
11p
60°
15%
12a
59°
1a
59°
2a
60°
3a
61°
4a
58°
5a
57°
6a
57°
7a
60°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
75°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
L 57°H 82°
Zwingle, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    62%
    82°62°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    39%
    82°64°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    62%
    81°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    73%
    70°50°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    64°39°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    64°46°
Zwingle, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
162° · backing 90°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 7
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 7 · pk 26 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 90° from the sse.
Zwingle, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.9
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.88 inHg
Now
977.9
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 976980
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Zwingle, IA
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.9 μg/m³
PM 10
5.3 μg/m³
NO₂
2.3 μg/m³
Ozone
105.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.8 Low
Zwingle, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:09 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
1:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Zwingle, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:00 AM
Moonset
12:31 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Zwingle, 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 →

Zwingle at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 30 (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 Zwingle

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.