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Weather in Searsboro, Iowa

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

Searsboro, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:05 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
75%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Searsboro, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
9p
68°
10p
66°
11p
66°
12a
65°
1a
64°
2a
63°
3a
61°
4a
58°
5a
57°
6a
58°
7a
62°
8a
66°
9a
71°
10a
75°
11a
77°
12p
81°
1p
84°
2p
86°
3p
85°
4p
86°
5p
84°
6p
83°
7p
79°
8p
L 57°H 86°
Searsboro, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    62%
    83°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    60%
    80°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    86%
    80°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    82%
    64°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    61°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    65°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    66°53°
Searsboro, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
147° · backing 26°
Direction
SSE
147°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
40
mph
Peak 24h
46
avg 10
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 10 · pk 46 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 18 mph with gusts pulsing to 40 — flags snap, branches bend.
Searsboro, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.5
+0.5 mb in 3h · falling · 28.92 inHg
Now
979.5
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
+1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978981
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Searsboro, IA
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.3 μg/m³
PM 10
5.0 μg/m³
NO₂
3.6 μg/m³
Ozone
83.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Searsboro, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:20 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
1:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Searsboro, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:54 AM
Moonset
1:57 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Searsboro, 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 →

Searsboro at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 25 (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 17, 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 Searsboro

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.