Weather in Bloomfield, Iowa
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bloomfield, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:52 AM
67
°
Heavy Drizzle
Feels like
67°
Humidity
89%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Bloomfield, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
10p
64°
11p
64°
11%
12a
64°
24%
1a
63°
30%
2a
63°
16%
3a
61°
11%
4a
60°
5a
58°
6a
59°
7a
63°
8a
67°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
77°
12p
78°
1p
80°
2p
83°
3p
84°
4p
83°
5p
84°
6p
82°
7p
78°
8p
76°
9p
Bloomfield, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain87%81°62°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain73%83°64°
- MondayMay 18Showers75%80°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers83%64°49°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast14%65°53°
Bloomfield, IA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Bloomfield, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNE
024° · backing 49°
Direction
NNE
024°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 12
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Bloomfield, IA
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 79.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Bloomfield, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:21 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
1:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bloomfield, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:56 AM
- Moonset
- 1:52 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Bloomfield, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Bloomfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (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.