Weather in Fairmont City, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fairmont City, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:06 AM
72
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
73°
Humidity
73%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Fairmont City, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
11p
62°
12a
61°
1a
61°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
61°
5a
60°
19%
6a
61°
17%
7a
63°
18%
8a
65°
13%
9a
69°
10a
71°
11a
77°
12p
77°
1p
82°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
80°
7p
79°
8p
77°
9p
76°
10p
Fairmont City, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm62%78°72°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—87°68°
- MondayMay 18Showers51%78°70°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers90%81°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast68%67°54°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle13%65°54°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle20%65°55°
Fairmont City, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Fairmont City, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
175° · steady
Direction
S
175°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 City, IL
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 10.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 68.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fairmont City, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 19m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
1:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fairmont City, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:54 AM
- Moonset
- 1:34 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fairmont City, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Fairmont City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 8 (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.