Weather in Oquawka, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oquawka, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:02 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
75%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Oquawka, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
8p
65°
9p
64°
10p
63°
11p
62°
12a
61°
1a
61°
12%
2a
57°
32%
3a
57°
49%
4a
56°
28%
5a
55°
6a
56°
7a
58°
8a
60°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
71°
12p
74°
1p
76°
2p
78°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
Oquawka, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Rain48%78°63°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm58%83°63°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm89%84°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers63%72°51°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—63°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—65°54°
Oquawka, IL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Oquawka, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
180° · veering 28°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
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
Oquawka, IL
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 70.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Oquawka, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
1:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oquawka, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:49 AM
- Moonset
- 1:47 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Oquawka, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Oquawka at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 22 (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.