Weather in Normal, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Normal, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:53 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
83%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Normal, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
9p
60°
10p
58°
11p
59°
12a
57°
1a
57°
2a
60°
3a
59°
4a
57°
20%
5a
53°
89%
6a
52°
67%
7a
53°
29%
8a
55°
9a
57°
10a
60°
11a
63°
12p
67°
1p
71°
2p
74°
3p
76°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
75°
7p
72°
8p
Normal, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast49%77°64°
- SundayMay 17Overcast23%85°64°
- MondayMay 18Showers70%79°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers79%78°58°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast53%65°48°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast12%59°53°
Normal, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Normal, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
155° · backing 26°
Direction
SSE
155°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 10
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
Normal, IL
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 77.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Normal, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:08 AM
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
1:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Normal, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:43 AM
- Moonset
- 1:36 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Normal, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Normal at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (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.