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Weather in Northfield, Illinois

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

Northfield, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:55 AM
71
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
72°
Humidity
70%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Northfield, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
10p
51°
11p
51°
12a
50°
1a
50°
2a
52°
16%
3a
51°
12%
4a
51°
5a
52°
6a
56°
7a
61°
8a
63°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
66°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
72°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
69°
8p
66°
9p
L 50°H 75°
Northfield, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    52%
    84°63°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    21%
    87°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    82°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    55%
    73°56°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    12%
    55°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    54°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    11%
    55°50°
Northfield, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
206° · steady
Direction
SSW
206°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 8
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 8 · pk 32 @ 7:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the ssw.
Northfield, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.9
+0.4 mb in 3h · rising · 29.23 inHg
Now
989.9
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
+0.8
mb
24h
+3.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985991
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Northfield, IL
Air quality
100
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.5 μg/m³
PM 10
8.5 μg/m³
NO₂
17.4 μg/m³
Ozone
88.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Northfield, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:58 AM
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
1:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Northfield, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:32 AM
Moonset
1:37 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Northfield, 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 →

Northfield at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • 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).

ZIP codes in Northfield

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.