Weather in Highland Park, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Highland Park, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:01 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
75%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Highland Park, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
11p
50°
12a
50°
1a
49°
2a
52°
15%
3a
53°
12%
4a
51°
5a
52°
6a
56°
7a
61°
8a
63°
9a
63°
10a
65°
11a
67°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
75°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
69°
8p
66°
9p
66°
10p
Highland Park, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle50%84°62°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain25%86°57°
- MondayMay 18Showers59%82°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers50%71°55°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast10%54°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—54°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast11%55°49°
Highland Park, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Highland Park, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
215° · backing 13°
Direction
SW
215°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 9
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
Highland Park, IL
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 15.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 78.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Highland Park, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:58 AM
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
1:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Highland Park, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:32 AM
- Moonset
- 1:38 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Highland Park, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Highland Park at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 29 (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).