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

Bellevue, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:50 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
54%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Bellevue, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
7p
69°
8p
66°
9p
65°
10p
60°
27%
11p
60°
21%
12a
60°
1a
60°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
59°
5a
58°
6a
58°
7a
60°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
71°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
80°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
83°
6p
L 58°H 83°
Bellevue, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Drizzle
    75%
    82°62°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Showers
    50%
    82°64°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    63%
    82°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    72%
    71°51°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    65°40°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    66°47°
Bellevue, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
086° · veering 82°
Direction
E
086°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 24 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Bellevue, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.9
-1.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.08 inHg
Now
984.9
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983988
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bellevue, IA
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.4 μg/m³
PM 10
5.6 μg/m³
NO₂
3.7 μg/m³
Ozone
95.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.2 Low
Bellevue, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:08 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
1:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bellevue, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:42 AM
Moonset
1:50 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Bellevue, 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 →

Bellevue at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 30 (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 Bellevue

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.