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Weather in Palatine, Illinois

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

Palatine, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:44 AM
72
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
74°
Humidity
64%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Palatine, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
9p
54°
10p
52°
11p
52°
12a
52°
1a
52°
2a
51°
20%
3a
52°
4a
53°
5a
53°
6a
59°
7a
60°
8a
60°
9a
61°
10a
66°
11a
66°
12p
69°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
74°
4p
74°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
70°
8p
L 51°H 75°
Palatine, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    50%
    83°63°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    24%
    86°64°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    54%
    79°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    61%
    75°55°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    18%
    60°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    61°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    61°50°
Palatine, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
156° · backing 77°
Direction
SSE
156°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
27
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
avg 8 · pk 27 @ 7:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 77° from the sse.
Palatine, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.0
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.06 inHg
Now
984.0
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
+3.2
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.
Palatine, IL
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.3 μg/m³
PM 10
8.1 μg/m³
NO₂
13.4 μg/m³
Ozone
89.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Palatine, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:59 AM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
1:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Palatine, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:33 AM
Moonset
1:39 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Palatine, 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 →

Palatine at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°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 Palatine

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.