Weather in Rockport, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rockport, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:09 AM
68
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
85%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Rockport, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
12a
61°
1a
61°
13%
2a
61°
24%
3a
60°
22%
4a
56°
55%
5a
56°
39%
6a
56°
12%
7a
58°
8a
62°
9a
66°
10a
70°
11a
74°
12p
78°
1p
81°
2p
81°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
81°
6p
78°
7p
75°
8p
73°
9p
72°
10p
72°
11p
Rockport, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast15%86°68°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers64%77°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers53%74°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast20%64°47°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast10%65°49°
- FridayMay 22Overcast14%66°53°
- SaturdayMay 23Drizzle13%76°62°
Rockport, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Rockport, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
126° · veering 76°
Direction
SE
126°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 9
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Rockport, IL
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 58.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Rockport, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:20 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
1:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rockport, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:55 AM
- Moonset
- 1:41 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Rockport, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Rockport at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (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.