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Weather in Cleghorn, Iowa

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

Cleghorn, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:43 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
61°
Humidity
32%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Cleghorn, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
9p
70°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
58°
4a
55°
5a
52°
6a
53°
7a
61°
8a
68°
9a
74°
10a
81°
11a
84°
12p
87°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
89°
4p
87°
5p
88°
6p
87°
16%
7p
85°
22%
8p
L 52°H 89°
Cleghorn, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    80°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    56%
    80°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    94%
    63°52°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Rain
    94%
    55°43°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    62°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    66°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    14%
    59°53°
Cleghorn, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
081° · veering 36°
Direction
E
081°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 11
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 11 · pk 36 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 36° from the e.
Cleghorn, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
955.3
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 28.21 inHg
Now
955.3
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-4.1
mb
24h
+1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 954960
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Cleghorn, IA
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.1 μg/m³
PM 10
5.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
103.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Cleghorn, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:27 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
2:13 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cleghorn, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:01 AM
Moonset
2:14 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Cleghorn, 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 →

Cleghorn at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 68°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 Cleghorn

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.