Weather in Colchester, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Colchester, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:09 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
86%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Colchester, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
12a
63°
1a
63°
11%
2a
59°
48%
3a
56°
59%
4a
55°
44%
5a
54°
21%
6a
55°
13%
7a
56°
8a
59°
9a
62°
10a
66°
11a
70°
12p
73°
1p
76°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
79°
7p
76°
8p
72°
9p
72°
10p
71°
11p
Colchester, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Drizzle64%87°65°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers84%78°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers66%71°54°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—63°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—63°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast14%64°53°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle11%71°59°
Colchester, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Colchester, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
099° · veering 49°
Direction
E
099°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
23
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
Colchester, IL
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 67.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Colchester, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:16 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
1:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Colchester, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:51 AM
- Moonset
- 1:44 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Colchester, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Colchester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (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.