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Weather in Colona, Illinois

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Colona, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:01 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
73%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Colona, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
12a
61°
1a
61°
2a
61°
12%
3a
60°
19%
4a
59°
5a
57°
6a
57°
7a
58°
8a
61°
9a
65°
10a
69°
11a
72°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
80°
6p
79°
7p
77°
8p
74°
9p
73°
10p
72°
11p
L 57°H 81°
Colona, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Drizzle
    59%
    86°66°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    74%
    81°67°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    71%
    72°52°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    62°44°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    66°44°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    10%
    64°52°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    10%
    70°58°
Colona, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
159° · steady
Direction
SSE
159°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 8
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
avg 8 · pk 19 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the sse.
Colona, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.0
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.21 inHg
Now
989.0
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
+0.8
mb
24h
+3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986990
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Colona, IL
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.4 μg/m³
PM 10
7.5 μg/m³
NO₂
12.0 μg/m³
Ozone
52.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Colona, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:11 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 35m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
1:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Colona, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:45 AM
Moonset
1:46 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Colona, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Colona at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 25 (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.

ZIP codes in Colona

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.