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Weather in Wellington, Illinois

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

Wellington, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:06 AM
64
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
64°
Humidity
90%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Wellington, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
12a
50°
1a
51°
2a
50°
3a
50°
4a
51°
5a
51°
6a
52°
39%
7a
50°
70%
8a
51°
38%
9a
54°
10%
10a
56°
11a
58°
12p
61°
1p
64°
2p
67°
3p
69°
4p
71°
5p
71°
6p
69°
7p
66°
8p
63°
9p
61°
10p
61°
11p
L 50°H 71°
Wellington, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    10%
    86°63°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    66%
    83°65°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    81%
    80°59°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    61%
    65°47°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    —
    64°45°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    17%
    57°52°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    73°57°
Wellington, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
40°60°80°12a6a12p6pnow 51°high 71°low 50°PRECIP %
Wellington, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
157° · veering 179°
Direction
SSE
157°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 10
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 10 · pk 28 @ 12:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 179° from the sse.
Wellington, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.0
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.15 inHg
Now
987.0
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985–989
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Wellington, IL
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.8 μg/m³
PM 10
6.7 μg/m³
NO₂
6.4 μg/m³
Ozone
70.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Wellington, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:03 AM
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
1:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Wellington, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:38 AM
Moonset
1:31 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Wellington, 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 →

Wellington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 19 (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.

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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.