Weather in Waukegan, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Waukegan, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:52 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
75%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Waukegan, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
49°
12a
49°
1a
49°
2a
50°
14%
3a
51°
12%
4a
50°
5a
50°
6a
54°
7a
61°
8a
61°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
73°
3p
75°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
72°
7p
67°
8p
65°
9p
65°
10p
63°
11p
Waukegan, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Rain36%85°55°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Rain60%79°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers47%74°51°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—55°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—59°43°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle11%53°43°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle11%60°43°
Waukegan, IL
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Waukegan, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
209° · backing 63°
Direction
SSW
209°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Waukegan, IL
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 9.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 19.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 73.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Waukegan, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:57 AM
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
1:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Waukegan, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:31 AM
- Moonset
- 1:39 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Waukegan, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Waukegan at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- 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).