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Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Elkhart, IA
Saturday, May 16 at 11:55 PM
75
°
Thunderstorm
Feels like
79°
Humidity
79%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Elkhart, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
6p
73°
7p
71°
8p
71°
9p
70°
10p
68°
11p
67°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
57°
5a
55°
6a
58°
7a
63°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
76°
11a
79°
12p
82°
1p
86°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
87°
5p
L 55°H 88°
Elkhart, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    65%
    80°58°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    64%
    78°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    91%
    83°62°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    91%
    63°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    61°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    65°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    66°54°
Elkhart, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
103° · veering 61°
Direction
ESE
103°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 7
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
avg 7 · pk 32 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 61° from the ese.
Elkhart, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.2
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 28.74 inHg
Now
973.2
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
+1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972975
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Elkhart, IA
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.4 μg/m³
PM 10
5.7 μg/m³
NO₂
2.9 μg/m³
Ozone
103.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.5 Low
Elkhart, IA
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:22 AM
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
2:00 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elkhart, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:14 AM
Moonset
12:42 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Elkhart, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

weather
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Elkhart at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 27 (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 16, 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 Elkhart

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.