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Weather in Ridgway, Illinois

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ridgway, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:07 AM
70
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
86%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
7:57 PM
Ridgway, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
12a
52°
1a
51°
2a
51°
3a
51°
4a
51°
5a
51°
6a
55°
7a
60°
8a
63°
9a
65°
10a
66°
11a
71°
12p
74°
1p
77°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
81°
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
73°
8p
71°
9p
70°
10p
68°
11p
L 51°H 81°
Ridgway, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Mostly Clear
    88°65°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    49%
    85°67°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    77%
    83°65°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    77%
    69°60°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Rain
    20%
    61°56°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    41%
    76°57°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Drizzle
    36%
    79°66°
Ridgway, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
153° · veering 9°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
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
avg 7 · pk 20 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 9° from the sse.
Ridgway, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
999.6
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.52 inHg
Now
999.6
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981002
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ridgway, IL
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.9 μg/m³
PM 10
5.2 μg/m³
NO₂
2.3 μg/m³
Ozone
97.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Ridgway, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 16m
Sunset
7:57 PM
Civil dusk
1:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ridgway, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:50 AM
Moonset
1:23 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Ridgway, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ridgway at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 3 (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.

ZIP codes in Ridgway

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.