Weather in Olympia Fields, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Olympia Fields, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:42 AM
73
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
56%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
Olympia Fields, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
8p
58°
9p
54°
10p
56°
11p
55°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
55°
13%
3a
55°
13%
4a
55°
5a
56°
6a
59°
13%
7a
60°
14%
8a
60°
9a
59°
10a
60°
11a
61°
12p
66°
1p
68°
2p
71°
3p
73°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
72°
7p
Olympia Fields, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain48%83°64°
- SundayMay 17Overcast19%88°63°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle62%86°71°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers74%78°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast51%60°48°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—66°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast10%57°54°
Olympia Fields, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Olympia Fields, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
199° · veering 18°
Direction
SSW
199°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 9
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
Olympia Fields, IL
Air quality
70
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 9.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 97.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Olympia Fields, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:00 AM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
8:04 PM
Civil dusk
1:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Olympia Fields, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:34 AM
- Moonset
- 1:35 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Olympia Fields, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Olympia Fields at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (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.