Weather in Media, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Media, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:00 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
92%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Media, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
11p
64°
12a
64°
1a
63°
2a
57°
34%
3a
56°
58%
4a
55°
34%
5a
54°
17%
6a
55°
7a
56°
8a
59°
9a
62°
10a
66°
11a
70°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
78°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
78°
6p
78°
7p
76°
8p
74°
9p
73°
10p
Media, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle60%79°64°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain83%87°65°
- MondayMay 18Showers84%81°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers70%71°51°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—62°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast12%64°53°
Media, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Media, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNE
018° · backing 152°
Direction
NNE
018°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 10
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Media, IL
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 8.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 59.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Media, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
1:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Media, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:50 AM
- Moonset
- 1:45 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Media, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Media at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (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.