Weather in Cowden, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cowden, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:57 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
93%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Cowden, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
10p
56°
11p
56°
12a
55°
1a
56°
2a
55°
3a
55°
4a
57°
5a
56°
39%
6a
54°
44%
7a
53°
56%
8a
53°
47%
9a
58°
19%
10a
61°
11a
64°
12p
68°
1p
72°
2p
75°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
76°
7p
73°
8p
71°
9p
Cowden, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Showers60%72°63°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—85°64°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers58%81°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers85%81°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast74%67°52°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—67°49°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle17%62°53°
Cowden, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Cowden, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
124° · backing 159°
Direction
SE
124°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 7
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
Cowden, IL
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 69.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Cowden, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
1:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cowden, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:47 AM
- Moonset
- 1:31 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Cowden, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Cowden at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (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.