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

Danbury, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:53 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
70%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:38 PM
Danbury, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
11p
65°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
57°
4a
54°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
60°
8a
67°
9a
73°
10a
78°
11a
83°
12p
85°
1p
88°
2p
90°
3p
91°
4p
91°
5p
93°
6p
82°
16%
7p
82°
20%
8p
75°
30%
9p
70°
18%
10p
L 53°H 93°
Danbury, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    21%
    81°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    73%
    81°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    96%
    66°55°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Rain
    96%
    58°45°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    64°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    66°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    17%
    61°55°
Danbury, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
098° · veering 98°
Direction
E
098°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
35
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 35 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 98° from the e.
Danbury, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
963.3
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 28.45 inHg
Now
963.3
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 963969
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Danbury, IA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.2 μg/m³
PM 10
3.8 μg/m³
NO₂
2.4 μg/m³
Ozone
92.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Danbury, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:29 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:38 PM
Civil dusk
2:11 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Danbury, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:03 AM
Moonset
2:11 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Danbury, 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 →

Danbury at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 29 (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 Danbury

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.