Weather in Paxton, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Paxton, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:55 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
85%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Paxton, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
10p
56°
11p
55°
12a
54°
1a
53°
2a
54°
3a
54°
4a
57°
5a
58°
14%
6a
51°
77%
7a
50°
73%
8a
52°
35%
9a
54°
13%
10a
57°
11a
58°
12p
63°
1p
67°
2p
69°
3p
71°
4p
73°
5p
73°
6p
73°
7p
70°
8p
68°
9p
Paxton, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast59%79°64°
- SundayMay 17Overcast15%86°62°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain63%82°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers83%79°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast54%66°48°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°45°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle18%57°52°
Paxton, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Paxton, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
163° · backing 21°
Direction
SSE
163°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 10
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Paxton, IL
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 74.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Paxton, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:05 AM
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
1:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Paxton, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:40 AM
- Moonset
- 1:32 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Paxton, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Paxton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (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.