Weather in Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Buffalo Grove, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:40 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
75°
Humidity
62%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Buffalo Grove, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
9p
52°
10p
50°
11p
50°
12a
50°
1a
49°
2a
51°
18%
3a
52°
4a
52°
5a
53°
6a
58°
7a
61°
8a
61°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
66°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
75°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
74°
7p
70°
8p
Buffalo Grove, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle50%83°64°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle26%86°61°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Rain56%80°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers59%75°55°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast18%60°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—61°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—62°50°
Buffalo Grove, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Buffalo Grove, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
141° · backing 78°
Direction
SE
141°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
11
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
Buffalo Grove, 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
Buffalo Grove, 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
1:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Buffalo Grove, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:33 AM
- Moonset
- 1:38 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Buffalo Grove, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Buffalo Grove at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°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).