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Weather in Louisville, Illinois

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

Louisville, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
93%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Louisville, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
11p
53°
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
52°
3a
53°
4a
53°
5a
55°
6a
55°
14%
7a
54°
19%
8a
54°
26%
9a
60°
19%
10a
63°
11a
67°
12p
70°
1p
74°
2p
76°
3p
78°
4p
78°
5p
76°
6p
75°
7p
72°
8p
70°
9p
68°
10p
L 52°H 78°
Louisville, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Showers
    60%
    77°65°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    82°65°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Rain
    55%
    82°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    82%
    82°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    82%
    69°56°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    14%
    65°51°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    65°54°
Louisville, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
124° · veering 99°
Direction
SE
124°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 6
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
avg 6 · pk 23 @ 6:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 99° from the se.
Louisville, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.1
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.39 inHg
Now
995.1
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 995998
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Louisville, IL
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.8 μg/m³
PM 10
4.4 μg/m³
NO₂
4.9 μg/m³
Ozone
74.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Louisville, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 20m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
1:31 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Louisville, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:48 AM
Moonset
1:28 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Louisville, 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 →

Louisville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 9 (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.

ZIP codes in Louisville

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.