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Weather in Gridley, Illinois

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gridley, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:42 AM
70
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
69°
Humidity
61%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Gridley, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
8p
61°
9p
60°
10p
58°
11p
58°
12a
56°
1a
56°
2a
58°
3a
58°
11%
4a
58°
15%
5a
54°
69%
6a
52°
68%
7a
53°
23%
8a
56°
10%
9a
56°
10a
60°
11a
64°
12p
67°
1p
71°
2p
74°
3p
76°
4p
76°
5p
76°
6p
75°
7p
L 52°H 76°
Gridley, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    79°63°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    32%
    87°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    73%
    86°71°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    77%
    78°58°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    47%
    65°48°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    65°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    11%
    58°52°
Gridley, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
192° · veering 13°
Direction
SSW
192°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 11
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
avg 11 · pk 30 @ 12:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 13° from the ssw.
Gridley, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.2
-1.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.06 inHg
Now
984.2
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
+3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981986
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Gridley, IL
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.5 μg/m³
PM 10
9.2 μg/m³
NO₂
4.8 μg/m³
Ozone
89.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Gridley, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:07 AM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
1:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Gridley, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:42 AM
Moonset
1:37 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Gridley, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gridley at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 20 (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.

ZIP codes in Gridley

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.