Weather in Alden, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Alden, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:55 AM
68
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
69°
Humidity
78%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Alden, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
10p
52°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
50°
19%
2a
50°
19%
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
51°
6a
54°
7a
57°
8a
59°
9a
61°
10a
65°
11a
67°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
69°
8p
66°
9p
Alden, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Rain55%79°58°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Drizzle37%83°60°
- MondayMay 18Showers61%77°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers53%71°52°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—58°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—60°38°
- FridayMay 22Overcast12%63°45°
Alden, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Alden, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
172° · backing 19°
Direction
S
172°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
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
Alden, IL
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 20.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 67.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Alden, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:00 AM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
1:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Alden, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:34 AM
- Moonset
- 1:42 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Alden, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Alden at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 1 (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).