Weather in New Lenox, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
New Lenox, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:04 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
77%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
New Lenox, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
12a
54°
1a
56°
2a
56°
19%
3a
55°
4a
55°
5a
57°
6a
59°
13%
7a
58°
8a
58°
9a
58°
10a
61°
11a
61°
12p
66°
1p
69°
2p
71°
3p
73°
4p
74°
5p
73°
6p
71°
7p
70°
8p
68°
9p
66°
10p
66°
11p
New Lenox, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast11%87°62°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Rain67%80°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers70%77°57°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast24%64°47°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—66°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast12%56°52°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast12%70°55°
New Lenox, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
New Lenox, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
131° · backing 121°
Direction
SE
131°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 9
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
New Lenox, IL
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 10.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 80.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
New Lenox, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:01 AM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
1:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
New Lenox, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:35 AM
- Moonset
- 1:36 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
New Lenox, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
New Lenox at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (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.