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Weather in East Dubuque, Illinois

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

East Dubuque, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:58 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
70%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
East Dubuque, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
9p
65°
10p
62°
32%
11p
61°
21%
12a
60°
10%
1a
60°
2a
60°
3a
61°
4a
58°
5a
57°
6a
60°
7a
62°
8a
65°
9a
68°
10a
71°
11a
74°
12p
77°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
83°
6p
82°
7p
79°
8p
L 57°H 83°
East Dubuque, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    60%
    83°62°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    49%
    80°64°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    64%
    82°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    73%
    71°51°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    64°39°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    64°46°
East Dubuque, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
096° · backing 72°
Direction
E
096°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 6
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
avg 6 · pk 25 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
East Dubuque, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.6
-1.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.02 inHg
Now
982.6
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
+1.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981986
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
East Dubuque, IL
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.2 μg/m³
PM 10
5.3 μg/m³
NO₂
4.1 μg/m³
Ozone
88.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
East Dubuque, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:08 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
1:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
East Dubuque, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:42 AM
Moonset
1:52 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
East Dubuque, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

East Dubuque at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 1 (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

Cool-season window is open

As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

ZIP codes in East Dubuque

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.