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Weather in Churdan, Iowa

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

Churdan, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:02 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
54%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Churdan, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
74°
8p
71°
9p
70°
10p
68°
11p
65°
12a
63°
1a
61°
2a
61°
3a
59°
4a
56°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
61°
8a
68°
9a
73°
10a
77°
11a
81°
12p
84°
1p
86°
2p
88°
3p
89°
4p
89°
5p
88°
6p
85°
10%
7p
L 54°H 89°
Churdan, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Showers
    56%
    81°57°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    63%
    78°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    97%
    80°61°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    97%
    61°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    65°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    15%
    61°54°
Churdan, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
064° · backing 136°
Direction
ENE
064°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 10
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 10 · pk 30 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 136° from the ene.
Churdan, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
968.1
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 28.59 inHg
Now
968.1
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
+2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 966970
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Churdan, IA
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.0 μg/m³
PM 10
4.9 μg/m³
NO₂
3.1 μg/m³
Ozone
98.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Churdan, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:25 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
2:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Churdan, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 AM
Moonset
2:06 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Churdan, 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 →

Churdan at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 29 (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 Churdan

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.