Weather in Cary, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cary, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:36 AM
74
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
62%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Cary, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
8p
57°
9p
55°
10p
53°
11p
53°
12a
51°
1a
52°
2a
53°
19%
3a
51°
4a
52°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
58°
8a
59°
9a
61°
10a
64°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
72°
3p
74°
4p
74°
5p
75°
6p
72°
7p
Cary, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Rain50%81°61°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle22%86°61°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm58%83°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers57%73°53°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast13%58°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—61°40°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—64°47°
Cary, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Cary, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
221° · steady
Direction
SW
221°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 8
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
Cary, IL
Air quality
70
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 12.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 87.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Cary, 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 38m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
1:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cary, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:34 AM
- Moonset
- 1:40 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Cary, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Cary at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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).