Weather in Grant Park, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Grant Park, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:05 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
80%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
Grant Park, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
12a
52°
1a
50°
2a
51°
3a
52°
15%
4a
52°
5a
53°
6a
56°
16%
7a
55°
19%
8a
57°
9a
58°
10a
59°
11a
59°
12p
62°
1p
66°
2p
70°
3p
72°
4p
72°
5p
72°
6p
71°
7p
68°
8p
66°
9p
64°
10p
66°
11p
Grant Park, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—86°62°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle86%83°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers75%80°58°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast45%60°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—62°44°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle13%56°49°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast15%69°55°
Grant Park, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Grant Park, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
171° · backing 21°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 11
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
Grant Park, IL
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 75.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Grant Park, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:01 AM
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Daylight
14h 35m
Sunset
8:04 PM
Civil dusk
1:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Grant Park, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:35 AM
- Moonset
- 1:33 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Grant Park, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Grant Park at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (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.