Weather in Kirkland, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kirkland, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:07 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
75%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Kirkland, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
12a
53°
1a
53°
24%
2a
52°
3a
52°
4a
53°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
58°
8a
61°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
75°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
76°
7p
72°
8p
71°
9p
69°
10p
68°
11p
Kirkland, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast38%86°65°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Rain71%80°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers54%74°53°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°41°
- FridayMay 22Overcast11%66°48°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast11%69°56°
Kirkland, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Kirkland, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
176° · backing 60°
Direction
S
176°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
25
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
Kirkland, IL
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 8.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 70.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Kirkland, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:03 AM
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
1:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Kirkland, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:37 AM
- Moonset
- 1:42 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Kirkland, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Kirkland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°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).