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Weather in Albion, Iowa

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Albion, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:33 AM
71
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
74°
Humidity
77%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
Albion, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
9p
70°
10p
68°
11p
65°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
59°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
58°
7a
63°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
76°
11a
79°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
86°
3p
87°
4p
87°
5p
86°
6p
83°
7p
82°
8p
L 55°H 87°
Albion, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    75%
    81°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    57%
    80°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    90%
    83°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Rain
    90%
    63°48°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    65°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    66°53°
Albion, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
151° · veering 31°
Direction
SSE
151°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
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 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 31° from the sse.
Albion, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
975.3
+1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 28.80 inHg
Now
975.3
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
+2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972977
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Albion, IA
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.1 μg/m³
PM 10
5.1 μg/m³
NO₂
4.9 μg/m³
Ozone
79.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Albion, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:26 PM
Civil dusk
1:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Albion, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:53 AM
Moonset
2:00 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Albion, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Albion at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 29 (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 17, 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 Albion

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.