Weather in Charter Oak, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Charter Oak, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 1:39 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
64°
Humidity
34%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:37 PM
Charter Oak, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
75°
8p
72°
9p
68°
10p
66°
11p
64°
12a
62°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
56°
4a
54°
5a
53°
6a
55°
7a
61°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
78°
11a
82°
12p
85°
1p
88°
2p
90°
3p
91°
4p
90°
5p
91°
6p
87°
10%
7p
Charter Oak, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast14%80°54°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm72%80°61°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers95%70°57°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers95%58°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—63°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—66°46°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle14%59°54°
Charter Oak, IA
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Charter Oak, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
054° · steady
Direction
NE
054°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
50
avg 12
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Charter Oak, IA
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 108.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Charter Oak, 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 37m
Sunset
8:37 PM
Civil dusk
2:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Charter Oak, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 11:03 AM
- Moonset
- 2:10 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Charter Oak, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Charter Oak at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 28 (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).