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Weather in New Minden, Illinois

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

New Minden, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:01 AM
70
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
73°
Humidity
79%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
New Minden, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
12a
58°
1a
57°
2a
57°
3a
57°
4a
57°
5a
58°
6a
60°
7a
61°
12%
8a
63°
10%
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
75°
12p
78°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
80°
7p
78°
8p
76°
9p
76°
10p
74°
11p
L 57°H 83°
New Minden, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    87°68°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    45%
    82°67°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    83%
    84°61°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    80%
    67°55°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    66°53°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    24%
    65°54°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Drizzle
    24%
    81°60°
New Minden, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
093° · backing 90°
Direction
E
093°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
23
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 23 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
New Minden, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.6
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.40 inHg
Now
995.6
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 995999
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
New Minden, IL
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.8 μg/m³
PM 10
5.3 μg/m³
NO₂
4.1 μg/m³
Ozone
95.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
New Minden, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:16 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 19m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
1:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
New Minden, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:52 AM
Moonset
1:30 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
New Minden, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

New Minden at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 7 (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.

ZIP codes in New Minden

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.