Weather in Fairfield, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fairfield, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:55 AM
68
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
72°
Humidity
92%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
7:58 PM
Fairfield, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
9p
56°
10p
54°
11p
54°
12a
54°
1a
53°
2a
54°
3a
54°
4a
54°
5a
55°
6a
57°
7a
59°
8a
57°
11%
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
70°
12p
73°
1p
76°
2p
78°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
74°
8p
Fairfield, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Showers52%81°67°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—85°65°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Rain63%84°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers76%83°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle76%70°58°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Rain16%64°53°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle19%74°55°
Fairfield, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Fairfield, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
127° · backing 38°
Direction
SE
127°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
21
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fairfield, IL
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 87.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fairfield, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
7:58 PM
Civil dusk
1:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fairfield, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:49 AM
- Moonset
- 1:26 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fairfield, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Fairfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (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.