Weather in Altona, Illinois
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Altona, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:02 AM
69
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
71°
Humidity
78%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Altona, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
59°
11%
3a
58°
26%
4a
55°
39%
5a
55°
23%
6a
54°
12%
7a
56°
8a
57°
9a
60°
10a
65°
11a
69°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
77°
3p
78°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
75°
8p
73°
9p
71°
10p
71°
11p
Altona, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Drizzle51%86°65°
- MondayMay 18Rain73%78°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers62%70°54°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—62°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°44°
- FridayMay 22Overcast11%61°52°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast—70°57°
Altona, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Altona, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
229° · veering 128°
Direction
SW
229°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 10
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
Altona, IL
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 11.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 46.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Altona, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:11 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
1:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Altona, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:46 AM
- Moonset
- 1:44 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Altona, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Altona at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 23 (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.