Weather in Mount Zion, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mount Zion, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:57 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
92%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
Mount Zion, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
10p
57°
11p
56°
12a
56°
1a
57°
2a
57°
3a
56°
4a
56°
10%
5a
53°
72%
6a
52°
80%
7a
53°
60%
8a
53°
37%
9a
57°
16%
10a
60°
11a
63°
12p
67°
1p
69°
2p
72°
3p
74°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
74°
7p
70°
8p
69°
9p
Mount Zion, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Rain58%74°64°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—82°64°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers62%82°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers87%79°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast58%67°51°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—68°47°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle13%60°53°
Mount Zion, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Mount Zion, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
161° · backing 33°
Direction
SSE
161°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 9
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
Mount Zion, IL
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 65.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Mount Zion, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:10 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 25m
Sunset
8:04 PM
Civil dusk
1:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mount Zion, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:46 AM
- Moonset
- 1:33 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Mount Zion, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Mount Zion at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (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.