Weather in Virden, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Virden, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:54 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
63°
Humidity
87%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Virden, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
10p
61°
11p
60°
12a
60°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
59°
10%
4a
55°
57%
5a
53°
58%
6a
52°
70%
7a
53°
57%
8a
56°
15%
9a
60°
10a
64°
11a
67°
12p
71°
1p
75°
2p
78°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
74°
8p
72°
9p
Virden, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain63%74°64°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—86°63°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers60%79°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers82%79°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast53%65°49°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—66°47°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle13%63°54°
Virden, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Virden, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
129° · backing 62°
Direction
SE
129°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
27
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
Virden, IL
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 65.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Virden, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
1:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Virden, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:50 AM
- Moonset
- 1:36 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Virden, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Virden 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.