Weather in Big Foot Prairie, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Big Foot Prairie, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:08 AM
69
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
74%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Big Foot Prairie, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
11p
52°
12a
51°
1a
51°
21%
2a
51°
17%
3a
52°
4a
52°
5a
53°
6a
55°
7a
57°
8a
60°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
71°
1p
72°
2p
74°
3p
76°
4p
76°
5p
76°
6p
74°
7p
70°
8p
68°
9p
67°
10p
Big Foot Prairie, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain58%80°59°
- SundayMay 17Rain34%82°61°
- MondayMay 18Showers61%77°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers55%72°52°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—60°38°
- FridayMay 22Overcast12%64°46°
Big Foot Prairie, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Big Foot Prairie, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
162° · backing 20°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 8
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
Big Foot Prairie, IL
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 12.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 73.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Big Foot Prairie, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:00 AM
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
1:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Big Foot Prairie, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:34 AM
- Moonset
- 1:43 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Big Foot Prairie, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Big Foot Prairie at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°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).