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Weather in Orange City, Iowa

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

Orange City, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:57 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
59°
Humidity
27%
Wind
17 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
Orange City, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
60°
3a
58°
4a
54°
5a
52°
6a
53°
7a
60°
8a
68°
9a
74°
10a
81°
11a
84°
12p
87°
1p
88°
2p
90°
3p
89°
4p
90°
5p
90°
6p
92°
10%
7p
75°
8p
75°
9p
74°
10p
L 52°H 92°
Orange City, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    82°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    52%
    77°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    88%
    63°49°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    88%
    54°43°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    64°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    67°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    17%
    60°53°
Orange City, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
044° · veering 73°
Direction
NE
044°
Sustained
17
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 28 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 17 mph with gusts pulsing to 28 — flags snap, branches bend.
Orange City, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
955.2
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 28.21 inHg
Now
955.2
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-4.5
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 955961
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Orange City, IA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.1 μg/m³
PM 10
7.5 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
91.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Orange City, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:28 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
2:15 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Orange City, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:01 AM
Moonset
2:16 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Orange City, 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 →

Orange City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 4 (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 Orange City

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.