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Weather in West Dundee, Illinois

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

West Dundee, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:04 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
70%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
West Dundee, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
12a
53°
1a
53°
12%
2a
53°
18%
3a
52°
4a
53°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
58°
8a
59°
9a
61°
10a
64°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
70°
8p
68°
9p
67°
10p
67°
11p
L 52°H 75°
West Dundee, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Rain
    37%
    86°65°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    66%
    79°67°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    47%
    73°54°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°42°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    62°40°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    11%
    63°48°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    11%
    68°55°
West Dundee, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
196° · backing 72°
Direction
SSW
196°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
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 8 · pk 22 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 72° from the ssw.
West Dundee, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.6
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.08 inHg
Now
984.6
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
+3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980985
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
West Dundee, IL
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.0 μg/m³
PM 10
6.9 μg/m³
NO₂
9.9 μg/m³
Ozone
76.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
West Dundee, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:00 AM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
1:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
West Dundee, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:34 AM
Moonset
1:40 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
West Dundee, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

West Dundee at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 29 (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

Cool-season window is open

As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

ZIP codes in West Dundee

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.