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Weather in Red Oak, Iowa

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

Red Oak, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:53 AM
68
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
64°
Humidity
83%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
Red Oak, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
7p
72°
8p
70°
9p
69°
10p
67°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
64°
2a
62°
3a
61°
4a
61°
5a
61°
6a
60°
7a
65°
8a
70°
9a
74°
10a
78°
11a
81°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
87°
3p
87°
4p
85°
5p
85°
6p
L 60°H 87°
Red Oak, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    61%
    83°64°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    77%
    82°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    93%
    87°62°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    93%
    60°49°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    61°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    66°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    13%
    68°55°
Red Oak, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
066° · backing 49°
Direction
ENE
066°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
32
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 10
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 10 · pk 39 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 19 mph with gusts pulsing to 32 — flags snap, branches bend.
Red Oak, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
968.9
+2.7 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 28.61 inHg
Now
968.9
mb
3h
+2.7
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 966972
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Red Oak, IA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.7 μg/m³
PM 10
5.7 μg/m³
NO₂
1.7 μg/m³
Ozone
96.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Red Oak, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:32 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
2:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Red Oak, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:06 AM
Moonset
2:05 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Red Oak, 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 →

Red Oak at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (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

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Red Oak

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.