Weather in Charleston, Missouri
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Charleston, MO
Sunday, May 17 at 4:03 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
77%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Charleston, MO
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
11p
57°
12a
57°
1a
56°
2a
55°
3a
55°
4a
55°
5a
55°
6a
58°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
77°
12p
80°
1p
80°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
76°
8p
75°
9p
74°
10p
Charleston, MO
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast19%83°72°
- SundayMay 17Partly Cloudy—86°66°
- MondayMay 18Showers35%86°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle74%89°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Light Showers74%70°62°
- ThursdayMay 21Rain35%63°58°
- FridayMay 22Light Showers38%81°62°
Charleston, MO
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Charleston, MO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
160° · backing 27°
Direction
SSE
160°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 9
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
Charleston, MO
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 92.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Charleston, MO
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:21 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 11m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
1:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Charleston, MO
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:57 AM
- Moonset
- 1:25 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Charleston, MO
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Charleston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 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
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.