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Weather in Unionville, Iowa

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

Unionville, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
66
°
Rain
Feels like
61°
Humidity
80%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
Unionville, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
9p
67°
10p
66°
11p
64°
14%
12a
67°
20%
1a
65°
21%
2a
65°
3a
62°
4a
60°
5a
59°
6a
60°
7a
64°
8a
69°
9a
72°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
81°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
85°
4p
84°
5p
85°
6p
85°
7p
80°
8p
L 59°H 85°
Unionville, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    77%
    85°63°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    62%
    83°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    65%
    79°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    72%
    64°48°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    63°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    10%
    65°53°
Unionville, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
050° · veering 36°
Direction
NE
050°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
35
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 9
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 9 · pk 35
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 19 mph with gusts pulsing to 35 — flags snap, branches bend.
Unionville, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
975.4
-1.0 mb in 3h · steady · 28.80 inHg
Now
975.4
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
+0.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974978
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Unionville, IA
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.9 μg/m³
PM 10
5.7 μg/m³
NO₂
2.5 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Unionville, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:22 AM
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
1:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Unionville, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:56 AM
Moonset
1:54 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Unionville, 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 →

Unionville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°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 Unionville

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.