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Weather in Riceville, Iowa

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

Riceville, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 5:55 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
75%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Riceville, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
18%
12a
57°
1a
57°
2a
55°
3a
56°
4a
54°
5a
53°
6a
55°
7a
60°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
73°
11a
78°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
86°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
78°
24%
8p
69°
81%
9p
66°
82%
10p
65°
60%
11p
L 53°H 86°
Riceville, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    72°63°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    97%
    72°60°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    97%
    60°46°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    57°40°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    59°43°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    65°48°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    57°50°
Riceville, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
135° · backing 112°
Direction
SE
135°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 22 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Riceville, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
966.1
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.53 inHg
Now
966.1
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
+3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 963968
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Riceville, IA
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.8 μg/m³
PM 10
6.0 μg/m³
NO₂
5.9 μg/m³
Ozone
72.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Riceville, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:13 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
2:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Riceville, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:46 AM
Moonset
2:03 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Riceville, 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 →

Riceville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 6 (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 Riceville

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.