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Weather in Thompsonville, Illinois

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

Thompsonville, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:09 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
75%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Thompsonville, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
12a
54°
1a
54°
2a
54°
3a
55°
4a
55°
5a
55°
6a
58°
7a
60°
8a
61°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
72°
12p
75°
1p
78°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
75°
8p
74°
9p
73°
10p
72°
11p
L 54°H 81°
Thompsonville, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    86°67°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Rain
    44%
    82°71°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    81%
    82°64°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    81%
    69°59°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Rain
    19%
    62°55°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Showers
    37%
    75°56°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Showers
    30%
    79°64°
Thompsonville, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
160° · backing 23°
Direction
SSE
160°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
28
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 28 @ 9:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 23° from the sse.
Thompsonville, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.8
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.38 inHg
Now
994.8
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 994997
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Thompsonville, IL
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.4 μg/m³
PM 10
5.9 μg/m³
NO₂
3.1 μg/m³
Ozone
95.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Thompsonville, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
1:29 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Thompsonville, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:52 AM
Moonset
1:26 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Thompsonville, 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 →

Thompsonville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 3 (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 Thompsonville

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.