Weather in Cable, Illinois
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cable, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:57 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
70%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Cable, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
11p
63°
12a
63°
1a
61°
2a
61°
14%
3a
57°
23%
4a
58°
14%
5a
56°
6a
56°
7a
57°
8a
60°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
71°
12p
74°
1p
77°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
80°
6p
78°
7p
77°
8p
74°
9p
73°
10p
Cable, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Rain57%81°62°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle56%86°65°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain75%81°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers72%71°51°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—62°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—66°44°
- FridayMay 22Overcast11%64°52°
Cable, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Cable, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
155° · veering 137°
Direction
SSE
155°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
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
Cable, IL
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 10.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 46.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Cable, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 32m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
1:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cable, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:46 AM
- Moonset
- 1:46 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Cable, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Cable at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 24 (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.