Weather in Belle Prairie City, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Belle Prairie City, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:07 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
81%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Belle Prairie City, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
11p
53°
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
52°
3a
53°
4a
52°
5a
53°
6a
57°
7a
60°
8a
55°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
71°
12p
74°
1p
78°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
80°
5p
80°
6p
79°
7p
75°
8p
73°
9p
72°
10p
Belle Prairie City, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm44%78°68°
- SundayMay 17Mostly Clear—86°65°
- MondayMay 18Rain47%84°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers79%84°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle79%70°57°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Rain15%65°54°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle32%74°55°
Belle Prairie City, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Belle Prairie City, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
153° · backing 41°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
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
Belle Prairie City, IL
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 84.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Belle Prairie City, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
1:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Belle Prairie City, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:50 AM
- Moonset
- 1:26 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Belle Prairie City, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Belle Prairie City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 5 (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.