Weather in Rock Valley, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rock Valley, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:53 AM
74
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
24%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
8:43 PM
Rock Valley, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
7p
74°
8p
71°
9p
69°
10p
67°
11p
65°
12a
63°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
56°
4a
54°
5a
53°
6a
53°
7a
61°
8a
68°
9a
74°
10a
80°
11a
84°
12p
85°
1p
88°
2p
90°
3p
90°
4p
89°
5p
83°
6p
Rock Valley, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—83°48°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain48%71°62°
- MondayMay 18Rain83%64°49°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle83%54°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—65°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—68°47°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle17%62°54°
Rock Valley, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Rock Valley, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
063° · backing 8°
Direction
ENE
063°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
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
Rock Valley, IA
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 108.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Rock Valley, 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 44m
Sunset
8:43 PM
Civil dusk
2:17 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rock Valley, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:01 AM
- Moonset
- 2:18 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Rock Valley, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Rock Valley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 5 (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).