Weather in Smithton, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Smithton, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:56 AM
72
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
82%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Smithton, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
9p
60°
10p
59°
11p
58°
12a
57°
1a
57°
2a
56°
3a
56°
4a
57°
5a
56°
6a
58°
7a
61°
14%
8a
62°
13%
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
79°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
80°
6p
78°
7p
76°
8p
Smithton, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm55%76°70°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—86°66°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Rain45%79°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers82%83°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast80%67°54°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle16%64°54°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle17%64°54°
Smithton, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Smithton, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
118° · backing 101°
Direction
ESE
118°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
34
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
Smithton, 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
Smithton, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
1:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Smithton, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:55 AM
- Moonset
- 1:33 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Smithton, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Smithton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 6 (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.