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

Chatsworth, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 6:04 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
62°
Humidity
41%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:44 PM
Chatsworth, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
56°
4a
54°
5a
53°
6a
53°
7a
59°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
78°
11a
84°
12p
87°
1p
88°
2p
91°
3p
90°
4p
91°
5p
86°
6p
93°
7p
85°
8p
79°
9p
72°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
L 53°H 93°
Chatsworth, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    59%
    83°63°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    83%
    62°50°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Rain
    83%
    60°43°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    63°41°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    62°53°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Rain
    22%
    66°50°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Rain
    28%
    79°59°
Chatsworth, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
067° · veering 37°
Direction
ENE
067°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
53
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
avg 9 · pk 53 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 37° from the ene.
Chatsworth, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
964.7
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.49 inHg
Now
964.7
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 960970
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Chatsworth, IA
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.5 μg/m³
PM 10
4.0 μg/m³
NO₂
3.4 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Chatsworth, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:30 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:44 PM
Civil dusk
2:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chatsworth, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
11:04 AM
Moonset
2:17 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Chatsworth, 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 →

Chatsworth at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 3 (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 Chatsworth

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.