Weather in Evanston, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Evanston, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:59 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
65%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Evanston, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
11p
52°
12a
51°
1a
51°
2a
52°
15%
3a
51°
13%
4a
51°
5a
51°
6a
55°
7a
60°
8a
61°
9a
60°
10a
64°
11a
65°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
72°
3p
74°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
71°
7p
68°
8p
66°
9p
65°
10p
Evanston, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain50%84°61°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle25%87°60°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle57%82°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle59%74°56°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast15%56°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—57°47°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle10%54°50°
Evanston, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Evanston, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
213° · steady
Direction
SSW
213°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
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
Evanston, IL
Air quality
85
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 17.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 81.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Evanston, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:58 AM
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
1:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Evanston, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:32 AM
- Moonset
- 1:37 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Evanston, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Evanston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 28 (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).