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
Riceville, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Light Drizzle52%72°63°
- MondayMay 18Showers97%72°60°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers97%60°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—57°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—59°43°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle12%65°48°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle19%57°50°
Riceville, IA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Riceville, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).