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Weather in Northwood, Iowa

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

Northwood, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
70
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
63°
Humidity
32%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Northwood, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
18%
9p
63°
16%
10p
61°
11p
60°
12a
61°
1a
61°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
55°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
61°
8a
65°
9a
71°
10a
76°
11a
79°
12p
83°
1p
86°
2p
88°
3p
87°
4p
86°
5p
89°
6p
86°
20%
7p
67°
59%
8p
L 54°H 89°
Northwood, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    20%
    82°54°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    34%
    73°59°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    97%
    68°61°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Rain
    97%
    62°46°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    62°43°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    13%
    53°49°
Northwood, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
031° · backing 179°
Direction
NNE
031°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 21 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 179° from the nne.
Northwood, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
965.5
-0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 28.51 inHg
Now
965.5
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
+3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 962968
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Northwood, IA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.6 μg/m³
PM 10
10.3 μg/m³
NO₂
7.7 μg/m³
Ozone
75.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Northwood, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
2:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Northwood, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:48 AM
Moonset
2:06 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Northwood, 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 →

Northwood at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 7 (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 Northwood

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.