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

Postville, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 4:49 AM
65
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
63°
Humidity
75%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Postville, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
26%
11p
60°
12a
58°
18%
1a
58°
2a
56°
3a
56°
4a
54°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
60°
8a
64°
9a
68°
10a
71°
11a
75°
12p
78°
1p
81°
2p
83°
3p
84°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
83°
7p
78°
8p
75°
9p
69°
44%
10p
L 54°H 85°
Postville, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    97%
    81°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    72%
    73°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    74%
    78°61°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    91%
    63°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    57°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    60°38°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    58°48°
Postville, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
235° · backing 28°
Direction
SW
235°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
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
avg 5 · pk 17 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 28° from the sw.
Postville, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
968.0
+0.5 mb in 3h · rising · 28.59 inHg
Now
968.0
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
+4.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 964970
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Postville, IA
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.7 μg/m³
PM 10
7.2 μg/m³
NO₂
7.9 μg/m³
Ozone
65.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Postville, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:10 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
1:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Postville, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:43 AM
Moonset
1:58 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Postville, 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 →

Postville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below 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).

ZIP codes in Postville

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.