Weather in Fairbank, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fairbank, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:53 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
76%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Fairbank, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
14%
10p
63°
11p
62°
12a
62°
10%
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
55°
6a
57°
7a
61°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
79°
1p
82°
2p
84°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
83°
6p
82°
7p
78°
8p
77°
9p
Fairbank, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain86%80°60°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm54%78°62°
- MondayMay 18Showers84%80°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers91%69°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—63°42°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle11%65°51°
Fairbank, IA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Fairbank, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
096° · backing 132°
Direction
E
096°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
36
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fairbank, IA
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 67.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fairbank, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:13 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
1:58 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fairbank, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:47 AM
- Moonset
- 1:58 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fairbank, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Fairbank at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 2 (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).