Weather in Clifton, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Clifton, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:55 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
80%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Clifton, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
10p
54°
11p
54°
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
54°
14%
3a
54°
12%
4a
55°
5a
57°
13%
6a
55°
43%
7a
54°
35%
8a
55°
12%
9a
57°
11%
10a
59°
11a
60°
12p
64°
1p
69°
2p
71°
3p
72°
4p
73°
5p
73°
6p
74°
7p
70°
8p
68°
9p
Clifton, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle52%82°62°
- SundayMay 17Overcast10%88°63°
- MondayMay 18Rain79%84°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers74%81°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast47%65°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°45°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle13%56°51°
Clifton, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Clifton, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
180° · backing 8°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 11
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
Clifton, IL
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 71.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Clifton, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:03 AM
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
1:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Clifton, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:37 AM
- Moonset
- 1:33 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Clifton, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Clifton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 22 (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.