Weather in Kankakee, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kankakee, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:58 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
79%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Kankakee, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
11p
53°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
54°
15%
3a
54°
14%
4a
54°
5a
55°
11%
6a
57°
29%
7a
56°
27%
8a
57°
12%
9a
57°
10a
60°
11a
59°
12p
64°
1p
68°
2p
71°
3p
73°
4p
73°
5p
72°
6p
72°
7p
69°
8p
67°
9p
66°
10p
Kankakee, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle42%83°63°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—87°62°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain84%82°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers71%80°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast45%65°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—63°45°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle13%56°51°
Kankakee, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Kankakee, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
166° · backing 107°
Direction
SSE
166°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
22
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
Kankakee, IL
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 75.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Kankakee, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:02 AM
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
1:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Kankakee, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:36 AM
- Moonset
- 1:34 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Kankakee, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Kankakee 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.