Weather in Milton, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Milton, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:54 AM
66
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
89%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Milton, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
10p
63°
11p
63°
12a
62°
1a
61°
2a
61°
26%
3a
59°
27%
4a
57°
46%
5a
54°
69%
6a
54°
27%
7a
56°
10%
8a
59°
9a
65°
10a
69°
11a
73°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
81°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
76°
8p
74°
9p
Milton, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Rain54%75°66°
- SundayMay 17Overcast14%87°66°
- MondayMay 18Showers61%76°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers63%73°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast27%64°47°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast14%66°52°
Milton, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Milton, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
128° · backing 63°
Direction
SE
128°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Milton, IL
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 71.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Milton, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
1:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Milton, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:53 AM
- Moonset
- 1:40 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Milton, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Milton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (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.