Weather in Chesterton, Indiana
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chesterton, IN
Sunday, May 17 at 2:43 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
70%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
Chesterton, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
9p
48°
10p
48°
11p
47°
12a
49°
1a
48°
2a
50°
3a
51°
4a
52°
10%
5a
51°
6a
56°
11%
7a
59°
8a
61°
9a
62°
10a
61°
11a
62°
12p
65°
1p
68°
2p
69°
3p
72°
4p
73°
5p
72°
6p
69°
7p
66°
8p
Chesterton, IN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle53%83°62°
- SundayMay 17Overcast11%85°62°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Rain61%84°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers74%80°55°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast61%54°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—62°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast12%59°49°
Chesterton, IN
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Chesterton, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
192° · veering 16°
Direction
SSW
192°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 9
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Chesterton, IN
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 14.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 78.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Chesterton, IN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:57 AM
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
8:01 PM
Civil dusk
1:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chesterton, IN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:31 AM
- Moonset
- 1:32 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Chesterton, IN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Chesterton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 26 (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.