Weather in Channel Lake, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Channel Lake, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
73%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Channel Lake, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
11p
50°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
52°
19%
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
54°
6a
57°
7a
60°
8a
60°
9a
62°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
71°
1p
72°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
76°
6p
74°
7p
70°
8p
68°
9p
67°
10p
Channel Lake, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain65%81°60°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain33%85°58°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Rain58%78°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers41%73°53°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—57°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—59°40°
- FridayMay 22Overcast11%61°45°
Channel Lake, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Channel Lake, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
171° · backing 29°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
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
Channel Lake, IL
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 22.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 78.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Channel Lake, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:58 AM
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
1:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Channel Lake, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:32 AM
- Moonset
- 1:41 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Channel Lake, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Channel Lake 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).