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

Sanborn, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:53 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
56°
Humidity
30%
Wind
20 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:40 PM
Sanborn, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
11p
66°
12a
63°
1a
61°
2a
60°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
62°
8a
69°
9a
74°
10a
81°
11a
84°
12p
86°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
88°
4p
89°
5p
83°
6p
86°
18%
7p
85°
14%
8p
76°
11%
9p
71°
10p
L 53°H 89°
Sanborn, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    82°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    59%
    80°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    93%
    62°49°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    93%
    54°43°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    62°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    65°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    16%
    58°53°
Sanborn, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
058° · veering 37°
Direction
ENE
058°
Sustained
20
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 11
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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 34 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 20 mph with gusts pulsing to 32 — flags snap, branches bend.
Sanborn, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
951.6
-1.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.10 inHg
Now
951.6
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-4.3
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 951957
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Sanborn, IA
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.2 μg/m³
PM 10
7.6 μg/m³
NO₂
2.1 μg/m³
Ozone
90.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Sanborn, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:26 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:40 PM
Civil dusk
2:14 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sanborn, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:59 AM
Moonset
2:15 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Sanborn, 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 →

Sanborn at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
  • 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).

ZIP codes in Sanborn

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.