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Weather in Yates City, Illinois

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

Yates City, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:08 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
79%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Yates City, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
12a
60°
1a
59°
2a
60°
3a
57°
31%
4a
54°
77%
5a
54°
60%
6a
53°
16%
7a
54°
8a
56°
9a
61°
10a
65°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
74°
2p
77°
3p
77°
4p
78°
5p
77°
6p
77°
7p
74°
8p
72°
9p
71°
10p
71°
11p
L 53°H 78°
Yates City, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    43%
    87°65°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    82%
    78°66°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    62%
    71°56°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    63°45°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    65°45°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    11%
    61°52°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    11%
    73°58°
Yates City, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
160° · veering 130°
Direction
SSE
160°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
30
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
avg 9 · pk 30 @ 12:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 130° from the sse.
Yates City, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.0
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.15 inHg
Now
987.0
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
+0.8
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985988
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Yates City, IL
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.8 μg/m³
PM 10
9.1 μg/m³
NO₂
13.8 μg/m³
Ozone
46.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Yates City, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 32m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
1:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Yates City, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:46 AM
Moonset
1:42 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Yates City, 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 →

Yates City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 21 (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.

ZIP codes in Yates City

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.