Weather in Cherokee, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cherokee, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 3:48 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
60°
Humidity
41%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Cherokee, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
10p
66°
11p
64°
12a
62°
1a
59°
2a
57°
3a
55°
4a
53°
5a
51°
6a
51°
7a
59°
8a
66°
9a
72°
10a
80°
11a
84°
12p
85°
1p
87°
2p
88°
3p
88°
4p
87°
5p
86°
6p
86°
15%
7p
78°
30%
8p
69°
23%
9p
Cherokee, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—80°50°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle54%80°61°
- MondayMay 18Showers95%65°54°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle95%57°44°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—64°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—66°46°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle14%60°55°
Cherokee, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Cherokee, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
051° · veering 55°
Direction
NE
051°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
30
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
Cherokee, IA
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 97.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Cherokee, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:27 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
2:12 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cherokee, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:00 AM
- Moonset
- 2:13 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Cherokee, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Cherokee at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 2 (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).