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Weather in Lake of the Woods, Illinois

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lake of the Woods, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:11 AM
63
°
Overcast
Feels like
64°
Humidity
92%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Lake of the Woods, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
11p
53°
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
53°
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
53°
34%
6a
51°
88%
7a
51°
71%
8a
53°
35%
9a
55°
10a
56°
11a
59°
12p
63°
1p
67°
2p
70°
3p
71°
4p
72°
5p
72°
6p
71°
7p
67°
8p
65°
9p
65°
10p
L 51°H 72°
Lake of the Woods, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    47%
    74°63°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    13%
    84°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Rain
    62%
    81°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    79%
    79°60°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    58%
    67°49°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    —
    65°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    16%
    57°53°
Lake of the Woods, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
45°63°80°12a6a12p6pnow 54°high 72°low 51°PRECIP %
Lake of the Woods, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
153° · backing 44°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
31
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
avg 9 · pk 31 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 44° from the sse.
Lake of the Woods, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.1
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.09 inHg
Now
985.1
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
+3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982–986
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lake of the Woods, IL
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.3 μg/m³
PM 10
6.9 μg/m³
NO₂
6.9 μg/m³
Ozone
67.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lake of the Woods, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:07 AM
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
1:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lake of the Woods, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:42 AM
Moonset
1:33 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lake of the Woods, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lake of the Woods at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 17 (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.

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Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.