Weather in Dorchester, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dorchester, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:44 AM
67
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
90%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Dorchester, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
8p
62°
9p
61°
10p
60°
11p
59°
12a
59°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
58°
4a
59°
30%
5a
57°
36%
6a
56°
28%
7a
56°
19%
8a
60°
10%
9a
62°
10a
66°
11a
71°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
80°
5p
80°
6p
77°
7p
Dorchester, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle76%73°65°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—86°65°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers55%82°71°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers88%77°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast69%66°49°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle11%66°49°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle15%63°53°
Dorchester, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Dorchester, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
104° · backing 62°
Direction
ESE
104°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
22
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
Dorchester, IL
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 78.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Dorchester, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:16 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
1:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dorchester, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:52 AM
- Moonset
- 1:35 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Dorchester, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Dorchester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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.