Weather in Leaf River, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Leaf River, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:53 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
73%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Leaf River, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
10p
60°
11p
59°
12a
57°
25%
1a
56°
12%
2a
55°
3a
54°
13%
4a
57°
5a
58°
6a
58°
7a
60°
8a
62°
9a
65°
10a
68°
11a
71°
12p
74°
1p
77°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
80°
6p
79°
7p
75°
8p
72°
9p
Leaf River, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain68%84°61°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Drizzle36%86°65°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Rain74%80°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers69%73°51°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°40°
- FridayMay 22Overcast11%64°48°
Leaf River, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Leaf River, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
156° · veering 12°
Direction
SSE
156°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Leaf River, IL
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 77.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Leaf River, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:05 AM
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
1:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Leaf River, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:39 AM
- Moonset
- 1:45 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Leaf River, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Leaf River at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°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).