Weather in Washington Park, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Washington Park, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:11 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
80%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Washington Park, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
12a
61°
1a
61°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
62°
5a
60°
17%
6a
61°
17%
7a
63°
18%
8a
65°
13%
9a
69°
10a
71°
11a
76°
12p
78°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
81°
5p
80°
6p
80°
7p
79°
8p
78°
9p
76°
10p
74°
11p
Washington Park, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—87°69°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Rain50%79°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers90%81°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast69%67°54°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle13%65°54°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle20%65°55°
- SaturdayMay 23Drizzle17%81°61°
Washington Park, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Washington Park, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
155° · backing 18°
Direction
SSE
155°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
25
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
Washington Park, IL
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 8.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 77.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Washington Park, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
1:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Washington Park, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:54 AM
- Moonset
- 1:34 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Washington Park, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Washington Park at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 8 (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.