Weather in Smithfield, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Smithfield, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:58 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
78%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Smithfield, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
11p
62°
12a
62°
1a
61°
10%
2a
62°
14%
3a
56°
61%
4a
53°
74%
5a
55°
54%
6a
53°
20%
7a
55°
8a
58°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
69°
12p
72°
1p
75°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
78°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
75°
8p
72°
9p
72°
10p
Smithfield, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle30%78°64°
- SundayMay 17Overcast44%87°66°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers83%78°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers62%72°57°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—63°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—63°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast13%62°54°
Smithfield, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Smithfield, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
157° · backing 147°
Direction
SSE
157°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 9
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
Smithfield, IL
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 64.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Smithfield, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
1:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Smithfield, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:49 AM
- Moonset
- 1:42 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Smithfield, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Smithfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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.