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Weather in Mount Carroll, Illinois

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mount Carroll, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:55 AM
74
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
74°
Humidity
65%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Mount Carroll, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
9p
63°
10p
63°
11p
59°
29%
12a
60°
18%
1a
61°
2a
61°
3a
62°
12%
4a
61°
5a
60°
6a
57°
7a
59°
8a
62°
9a
66°
10a
69°
11a
72°
12p
75°
1p
79°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
82°
6p
81°
7p
77°
8p
L 57°H 82°
Mount Carroll, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    64%
    82°62°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    50%
    85°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    74%
    83°69°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    72%
    71°51°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    —
    60°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    —
    65°41°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    —
    66°48°
Mount Carroll, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
HOT 90°50°70°90°12a6a12p6pnow 65°high 82°low 57°PRECIP %
Mount Carroll, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
120° · veering 147°
Direction
ESE
120°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
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 7 · pk 20 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 147° from the ese.
Mount Carroll, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.2
-1.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.97 inHg
Now
981.2
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979–984
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mount Carroll, IL
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.2 μg/m³
PM 10
4.0 μg/m³
NO₂
5.4 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Mount Carroll, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:07 AM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
1:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mount Carroll, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:41 AM
Moonset
1:47 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Mount Carroll, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mount Carroll at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 29 (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

Cool-season window is open

As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

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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.