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Weather in Atwood, Illinois

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Atwood, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:58 AM
64
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
66°
Humidity
95%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Atwood, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
9p
56°
10p
54°
11p
53°
12a
54°
1a
53°
2a
53°
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
52°
40%
6a
51°
80%
7a
51°
85%
8a
52°
41%
9a
53°
22%
10a
58°
11a
61°
12p
66°
1p
69°
2p
72°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
76°
6p
75°
7p
71°
8p
L 51°H 76°
Atwood, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    55%
    75°63°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    10%
    84°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    65%
    82°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    79%
    81°59°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    76%
    68°51°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    11%
    68°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    17%
    60°53°
Atwood, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
171° · backing 20°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
37
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
avg 10 · pk 37 @ 12:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 20° from the s.
Atwood, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.5
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.19 inHg
Now
988.5
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
+3.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985991
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Atwood, IL
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.9 μg/m³
PM 10
6.5 μg/m³
NO₂
6.0 μg/m³
Ozone
73.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Atwood, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:09 AM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
14h 25m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
1:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Atwood, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:44 AM
Moonset
1:31 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Atwood, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Atwood at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 15 (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.

ZIP codes in Atwood

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.