Weather in Scott AFB, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Scott AFB, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:55 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
78%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Scott AFB, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
9p
60°
10p
59°
11p
58°
12a
58°
1a
57°
2a
56°
3a
56°
4a
57°
5a
57°
11%
6a
59°
7a
61°
17%
8a
63°
12%
9a
65°
10a
70°
11a
75°
12p
78°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
80°
6p
79°
7p
76°
8p
Scott AFB, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle60%79°70°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—85°66°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Rain46%79°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers82%81°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast78%66°54°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle16%63°53°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle17%64°54°
Scott AFB, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Scott AFB, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
138° · backing 62°
Direction
SE
138°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 6
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
Scott AFB, IL
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 73.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Scott AFB, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 19m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
1:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Scott AFB, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:54 AM
- Moonset
- 1:33 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Scott AFB, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Scott AFB at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 7 (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.