Weather in Fairmont, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fairmont, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:57 AM
68
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
73%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Fairmont, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
10p
57°
11p
57°
12a
55°
1a
56°
2a
55°
20%
3a
54°
4a
55°
5a
56°
10%
6a
59°
12%
7a
58°
11%
8a
59°
9a
59°
10a
61°
11a
62°
12p
67°
1p
70°
2p
71°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
72°
7p
71°
8p
68°
9p
Fairmont, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle54%82°62°
- SundayMay 17Overcast16%87°63°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain67%81°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers70%77°57°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast22%64°47°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—66°47°
- FridayMay 22Overcast12%56°52°
Fairmont, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Fairmont, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
189° · backing 66°
Direction
S
189°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
24
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
Fairmont, IL
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 12.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 81.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fairmont, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:01 AM
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
1:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fairmont, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:35 AM
- Moonset
- 1:36 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fairmont, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Fairmont at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 25 (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.