Weather in Olive Branch, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Olive Branch, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:01 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
82%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Olive Branch, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
12a
56°
1a
55°
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
54°
5a
54°
6a
57°
7a
63°
8a
68°
9a
72°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
80°
1p
82°
2p
82°
3p
84°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
80°
7p
78°
8p
78°
9p
76°
10p
75°
11p
Olive Branch, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—88°65°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm52%84°71°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers74%89°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers74%70°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Rain30%61°58°
- FridayMay 22Light Showers37%79°60°
- SaturdayMay 23Drizzle33%80°64°
Olive Branch, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Olive Branch, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
171° · steady
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
23
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
Olive Branch, IL
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Olive Branch, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:20 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 14m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
1:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Olive Branch, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:56 AM
- Moonset
- 1:26 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Olive Branch, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Olive Branch at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 30 (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.