Weather in Itasca, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Itasca, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:58 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
65%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Itasca, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
11p
56°
12a
55°
1a
55°
2a
53°
20%
3a
53°
4a
54°
5a
55°
6a
58°
7a
60°
8a
60°
9a
61°
10a
64°
11a
65°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
73°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
70°
8p
68°
9p
67°
10p
Itasca, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain52%83°63°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle31%86°65°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Rain62%80°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers57%74°56°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast13%61°47°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—63°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast11%60°51°
Itasca, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Itasca, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
208° · backing 8°
Direction
SSW
208°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
28
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
Itasca, 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
Itasca, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:00 AM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
1:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Itasca, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:34 AM
- Moonset
- 1:38 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Itasca, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Itasca at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 28 (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.