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Weather in Taylorville, Illinois

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

Taylorville, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:09 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
64°
Humidity
87%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Taylorville, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
12a
58°
1a
58°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
55°
32%
5a
53°
59%
6a
54°
63%
7a
52°
66%
8a
55°
33%
9a
58°
10a
62°
11a
66°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
75°
3p
77°
4p
78°
5p
76°
6p
75°
7p
72°
8p
70°
9p
69°
10p
69°
11p
L 52°H 78°
Taylorville, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    83°64°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    59%
    80°67°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    88%
    79°60°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    61%
    66°50°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    10%
    69°48°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    61°54°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    78°59°
Taylorville, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
143° · backing 39°
Direction
SE
143°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
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 8 · pk 24 @ 8:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 39° from the se.
Taylorville, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.5
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.25 inHg
Now
990.5
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991994
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Taylorville, IL
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.1 μg/m³
PM 10
5.6 μg/m³
NO₂
7.1 μg/m³
Ozone
65.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Taylorville, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:13 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
1:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Taylorville, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:48 AM
Moonset
1:34 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Taylorville, 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 →

Taylorville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°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.

ZIP codes in Taylorville

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.