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Weather in Tabor, Iowa

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Tabor, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:42 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
90%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Tabor, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
10p
66°
11p
64°
12a
64°
1a
63°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
60°
5a
58°
6a
59°
7a
63°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
77°
11a
81°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
89°
6p
71°
19%
7p
73°
11%
8p
73°
9p
L 58°H 89°
Tabor, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    77%
    86°62°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    81%
    79°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    99%
    80°59°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    99%
    59°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    59°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    65°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    14%
    67°55°
Tabor, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
093° · veering 24°
Direction
E
093°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 10
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 10 · pk 37 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Tabor, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
960.5
-0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 28.36 inHg
Now
960.5
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 959965
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Tabor, IA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.7 μg/m³
PM 10
6.5 μg/m³
NO₂
4.6 μg/m³
Ozone
80.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Tabor, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:34 AM
Sunrise
6:03 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
2:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Tabor, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:09 AM
Moonset
2:06 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Tabor, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Tabor at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 21 (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 Tabor

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.