Weather in Columbus, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Columbus, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:54 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
83%
Wind
19 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Columbus, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
10p
65°
11p
65°
12a
64°
1a
62°
15%
2a
60°
34%
3a
58°
39%
4a
57°
34%
5a
55°
20%
6a
55°
12%
7a
57°
8a
61°
9a
66°
10a
71°
11a
73°
12p
76°
1p
79°
2p
81°
3p
83°
4p
82°
5p
82°
6p
81°
7p
78°
8p
74°
9p
Columbus, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain36%77°64°
- SundayMay 17Overcast53%87°67°
- MondayMay 18Rain77%79°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers57%73°58°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—63°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—63°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast15%64°53°
Columbus, IL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Columbus, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
125° · veering 12°
Direction
SE
125°
Sustained
19
mph
Gust
33
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 9
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
Columbus, IL
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 70.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Columbus, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
1:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Columbus, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:54 AM
- Moonset
- 1:44 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Columbus, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Columbus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 16 (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.