Weather in Zion, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Zion, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:42 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
70%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Zion, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
49°
10p
48°
11p
49°
12a
49°
1a
49°
2a
51°
12%
3a
49°
14%
4a
50°
5a
50°
6a
54°
7a
59°
8a
61°
9a
63°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
74°
5p
71°
6p
68°
7p
63°
8p
62°
9p
Zion, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain51%83°59°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain33%86°53°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Rain60%77°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers46%75°54°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—56°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—57°42°
- FridayMay 22Overcast11%59°47°
Zion, IL
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Zion, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
180° · backing 59°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
22
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
Zion, IL
Air quality
69
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 12.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 24.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Zion, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:57 AM
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
1:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Zion, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:31 AM
- Moonset
- 1:39 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Zion, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Zion at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 1 (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).