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Weather in Aredale, Iowa

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

Aredale, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:03 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
46%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Aredale, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
71°
11%
9p
68°
10p
66°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
58°
5a
56°
6a
58°
7a
63°
8a
67°
9a
73°
10a
76°
11a
80°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
88°
4p
89°
5p
88°
6p
86°
7p
73°
21%
8p
L 56°H 89°
Aredale, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    57%
    81°58°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    43%
    78°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    91%
    77°63°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Rain
    91%
    64°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    64°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    55°52°
Aredale, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
067° · backing 72°
Direction
ENE
067°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
22
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 22 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 72° from the ene.
Aredale, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.0
+0.2 mb in 3h · falling · 28.73 inHg
Now
973.0
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
+2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970975
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Aredale, IA
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.2 μg/m³
PM 10
5.1 μg/m³
NO₂
4.5 μg/m³
Ozone
83.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Aredale, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
2:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Aredale, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:50 AM
Moonset
2:03 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Aredale, 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 →

Aredale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 3 (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 Aredale

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.