Weather in Watson, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Watson, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:58 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
92%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:01 PM
Watson, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
11p
53°
12a
54°
1a
53°
2a
54°
3a
54°
4a
55°
5a
56°
6a
55°
40%
7a
54°
38%
8a
53°
47%
9a
57°
26%
10a
61°
11a
65°
12p
68°
1p
72°
2p
75°
3p
78°
4p
78°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
72°
8p
70°
9p
69°
10p
Watson, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm65%74°64°
- SundayMay 17Mostly Clear—83°64°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers51%82°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers84%80°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast79%67°54°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle13%66°50°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle22%62°53°
Watson, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Watson, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
108° · backing 115°
Direction
ESE
108°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 6
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
Watson, IL
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 68.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Watson, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:11 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
8:01 PM
Civil dusk
1:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Watson, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:47 AM
- Moonset
- 1:29 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Watson, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Watson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (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.