Weather in Columbia, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Columbia, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:04 AM
71
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
82%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Columbia, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
59°
5a
59°
6a
60°
11%
7a
62°
14%
8a
63°
15%
9a
67°
10%
10a
72°
11a
76°
12p
79°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
79°
7p
77°
8p
75°
9p
73°
10p
71°
11p
Columbia, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—84°68°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Rain48%78°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers84%80°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast70%65°54°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle14%64°53°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle21%65°54°
- SaturdayMay 23Heavy Drizzle18%80°60°
Columbia, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Columbia, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
176° · veering 32°
Direction
S
176°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
21
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Columbia, IL
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 77.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Columbia, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:20 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 20m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
1:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Columbia, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:55 AM
- Moonset
- 1:34 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Columbia, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Columbia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 7 (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.