Weather in Long Creek, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Long Creek, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:01 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
93%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
Long Creek, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
11p
55°
12a
55°
1a
55°
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
54°
5a
52°
73%
6a
52°
83%
7a
53°
58%
8a
53°
36%
9a
57°
15%
10a
60°
11a
63°
12p
67°
1p
69°
2p
72°
3p
74°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
70°
8p
68°
9p
67°
10p
Long Creek, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Rain56%74°64°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—82°63°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers61%82°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers86%79°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast57%67°51°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—68°47°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle13%60°53°
Long Creek, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Long Creek, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
156° · backing 35°
Direction
SSE
156°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 9
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
Long Creek, IL
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 62.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Long Creek, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:10 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 25m
Sunset
8:04 PM
Civil dusk
1:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Long Creek, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:45 AM
- Moonset
- 1:33 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Long Creek, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Long Creek at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (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.