Weather in De Soto, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
De Soto, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:01 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
71%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
De Soto, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
12a
55°
1a
55°
2a
55°
3a
55°
4a
55°
5a
55°
6a
58°
7a
62°
8a
65°
9a
67°
10a
71°
11a
74°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
81°
3p
81°
4p
80°
5p
81°
6p
78°
7p
74°
8p
73°
9p
73°
10p
73°
11%
11p
De Soto, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—87°68°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Rain43%80°71°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers80%87°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle80%70°58°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle15%64°56°
- FridayMay 22Light Showers35%74°57°
- SaturdayMay 23Drizzle29%80°63°
De Soto, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
De Soto, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
184° · backing 16°
Direction
S
184°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 9
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
De Soto, IL
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 96.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
De Soto, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 16m
Sunset
8:01 PM
Civil dusk
1:31 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
De Soto, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:54 AM
- Moonset
- 1:28 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
De Soto, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
De Soto at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 3 (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.