Weather in Harvard, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Harvard, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:56 AM
71
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
61%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Harvard, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
9p
55°
10p
56°
11p
54°
12a
53°
1a
53°
22%
2a
52°
16%
3a
53°
4a
52°
5a
54°
6a
57°
7a
58°
8a
61°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
73°
2p
75°
3p
77°
4p
77°
5p
76°
6p
74°
7p
71°
8p
Harvard, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain53%82°59°
- SundayMay 17Rain34%84°58°
- MondayMay 18Rain56%77°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers57%72°52°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—60°39°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—64°46°
Harvard, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Harvard, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
220° · backing 57°
Direction
SW
220°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 7
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
Harvard, IL
Air quality
68
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 8.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Harvard, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:00 AM
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
1:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Harvard, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:34 AM
- Moonset
- 1:42 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Harvard, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Harvard at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 1 (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
Cool-season window is open
As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).