Weather in Forest City, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Forest City, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:07 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
86%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Forest City, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
12a
59°
1a
58°
2a
58°
3a
57°
34%
4a
55°
85%
5a
54°
84%
6a
53°
34%
7a
54°
11%
8a
56°
9a
61°
10a
65°
11a
67°
12p
71°
1p
74°
2p
77°
3p
77°
4p
78°
5p
78°
6p
76°
7p
73°
8p
71°
9p
71°
10p
70°
11p
Forest City, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast28%87°65°
- MondayMay 18Showers75%77°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers62%75°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast20%66°49°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—67°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast12%63°55°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle12%76°60°
Forest City, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Forest City, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
134° · veering 144°
Direction
SE
134°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 8
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
Forest City, IL
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 8.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 62.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Forest City, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
1:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Forest City, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:47 AM
- Moonset
- 1:39 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Forest City, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Forest City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 18 (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.