Weather in Oak Park, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oak Park, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:57 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
77%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Oak Park, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
10p
53°
11p
53°
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
54°
18%
3a
53°
12%
4a
53°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
60°
8a
60°
9a
60°
10a
62°
11a
64°
12p
67°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
70°
8p
68°
9p
Oak Park, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Rain53%83°64°
- SundayMay 17Showers15%87°63°
- MondayMay 18Showers60%80°71°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle67%76°58°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast19%58°47°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—62°47°
- FridayMay 22Overcast11%58°52°
Oak Park, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Oak Park, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
183° · backing 52°
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
30
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Oak Park, 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
Oak Park, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:59 AM
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
1:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oak Park, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:33 AM
- Moonset
- 1:37 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Oak Park, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Oak Park at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 27 (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.