Weather in Mount Prospect, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mount Prospect, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:36 AM
75
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
78°
Humidity
66%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Mount Prospect, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
8p
56°
9p
54°
10p
53°
11p
54°
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
53°
19%
3a
53°
4a
54°
5a
55°
6a
59°
7a
61°
8a
62°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
66°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
74°
7p
Mount Prospect, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle52%84°65°
- SundayMay 17Rain23%88°60°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle53%87°72°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers60%76°56°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast20%58°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—60°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—60°50°
Mount Prospect, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Mount Prospect, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
207° · backing 18°
Direction
SSW
207°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
34
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
Mount Prospect, IL
Air quality
83
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 10.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 100.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Mount Prospect, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:59 AM
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
1:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mount Prospect, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:33 AM
- Moonset
- 1:38 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Mount Prospect, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Mount Prospect at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 28 (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).