Weather in Ford Heights, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ford Heights, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:04 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
77%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Ford Heights, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
11p
53°
12a
53°
1a
51°
2a
52°
3a
53°
14%
4a
52°
5a
53°
6a
58°
14%
7a
60°
12%
8a
59°
9a
60°
10a
60°
11a
61°
12p
65°
1p
68°
2p
70°
3p
73°
4p
74°
5p
73°
6p
71°
7p
68°
8p
66°
9p
65°
10p
Ford Heights, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain42%83°63°
- SundayMay 17Overcast12%87°62°
- MondayMay 18Rain72%83°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers71%80°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast31%59°48°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—66°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast14%57°54°
Ford Heights, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Ford Heights, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
198° · backing 25°
Direction
SSW
198°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 9
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
Ford Heights, IL
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 11.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 82.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ford Heights, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:59 AM
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
1:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ford Heights, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:34 AM
- Moonset
- 1:34 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Ford Heights, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Ford Heights 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.