Weather in Mounds, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mounds, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:56 AM
73
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
74°
Humidity
69%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Mounds, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
9p
59°
10p
57°
11p
57°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
54°
5a
55°
6a
57°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
70°
10a
74°
11a
77°
12p
80°
1p
82°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
80°
7p
78°
8p
Mounds, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm20%82°72°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—87°65°
- MondayMay 18Showers38%86°70°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers67%88°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle67%69°62°
- ThursdayMay 21Rain31%62°58°
- FridayMay 22Light Showers32%80°62°
Mounds, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Mounds, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
171° · veering 6°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
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
Mounds, IL
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 98.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Mounds, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 12m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
1:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mounds, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:56 AM
- Moonset
- 1:25 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Mounds, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Mounds at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 30 (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.