Weather in Thornton, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Thornton, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:54 AM
69
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
70°
Humidity
75%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Thornton, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
10p
55°
11p
55°
12a
54°
1a
53°
2a
53°
11%
3a
53°
14%
4a
54°
5a
55°
6a
58°
13%
7a
61°
12%
8a
60°
9a
60°
10a
61°
11a
62°
12p
66°
1p
69°
2p
71°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
74°
6p
71°
7p
69°
8p
67°
9p
Thornton, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain44%83°64°
- SundayMay 17Overcast12%88°63°
- MondayMay 18Rain67%84°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers69%79°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast28%61°49°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—67°49°
- FridayMay 22Overcast13%58°55°
Thornton, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Thornton, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
193° · backing 26°
Direction
SSW
193°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 8
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
Thornton, IL
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 11.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 84.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Thornton, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:59 AM
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
1:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Thornton, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:34 AM
- Moonset
- 1:35 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Thornton, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Thornton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 25 (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.