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Weather in Round Lake, Illinois

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

Round Lake, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:33 AM
74
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
52%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Round Lake, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
8p
55°
9p
53°
10p
51°
11p
51°
12a
52°
1a
52°
2a
52°
19%
3a
54°
4a
54°
5a
54°
6a
57°
7a
61°
8a
60°
9a
61°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
74°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
L 51°H 75°
Round Lake, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    82°60°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    86°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    56%
    83°70°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    56%
    74°54°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    13%
    58°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    59°40°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    62°46°
Round Lake, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
270° · veering 61°
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 7
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 7 · pk 37 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Round Lake, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.6
-1.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.05 inHg
Now
983.6
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
+2.9
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.
Round Lake, IL
Air quality
79
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
14.1 μg/m³
PM 10
14.7 μg/m³
NO₂
23.4 μg/m³
Ozone
101.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Round Lake, 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 38m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
1:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Round Lake, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:32 AM
Moonset
1:40 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Round Lake, 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 →

Round Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 30 (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 Round Lake

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.