Weather in Richmond, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Richmond, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:03 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
85%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Richmond, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
12a
50°
1a
51°
2a
51°
21%
3a
51°
4a
51°
5a
52°
6a
55°
7a
58°
8a
59°
9a
61°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
73°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
69°
8p
67°
9p
66°
10p
65°
11p
Richmond, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Heavy Rain35%84°57°
- MondayMay 18Rain59%78°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers44%72°53°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—58°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—60°39°
- FridayMay 22Overcast11%63°46°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast11%67°54°
Richmond, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Richmond, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
190° · backing 111°
Direction
S
190°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
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
Richmond, IL
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 17.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 61.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Richmond, 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 41m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
1:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Richmond, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:33 AM
- Moonset
- 1:41 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Richmond, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Richmond at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 1 (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
Cool-season window is open
As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).