Weather in Chester, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chester, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:03 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
38%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Chester, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
22%
8p
63°
56%
9p
62°
37%
10p
59°
13%
11p
58°
21%
12a
56°
1a
57°
2a
56°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
53°
6a
55°
7a
60°
8a
65°
9a
68°
10a
73°
11a
78°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
86°
3p
85°
4p
86°
5p
85°
6p
81°
7p
Chester, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Foggy43%81°56°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle48%75°60°
- MondayMay 18Showers96%70°60°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers96%62°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—58°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—60°41°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle—52°48°
Chester, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Chester, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNE
022° · veering 116°
Direction
NNE
022°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Chester, IA
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 89.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Chester, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
2:02 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chester, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:45 AM
- Moonset
- 2:03 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Chester, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Chester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 7 (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).