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Weather in Streamwood, Illinois

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

Streamwood, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:32 AM
75
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
78°
Humidity
71%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Streamwood, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
8p
58°
9p
56°
10p
56°
11p
56°
12a
54°
1a
55°
2a
54°
20%
3a
53°
4a
54°
5a
55°
6a
58°
7a
59°
8a
59°
9a
61°
10a
63°
11a
66°
12p
69°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
73°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
72°
7p
L 53°H 74°
Streamwood, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Drizzle
    49%
    83°62°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Drizzle
    21%
    86°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    57%
    85°71°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    62%
    73°55°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    17%
    60°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    63°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    60°50°
Streamwood, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
201° · backing 18°
Direction
SSW
201°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
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
avg 8 · pk 34 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 18° from the ssw.
Streamwood, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.4
-1.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.04 inHg
Now
983.4
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
+2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979984
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Streamwood, IL
Air quality
83
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.6 μg/m³
PM 10
6.6 μg/m³
NO₂
10.9 μg/m³
Ozone
100.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Streamwood, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:00 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.
Streamwood, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:34 AM
Moonset
1:39 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Streamwood, 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 →

Streamwood at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 28 (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 Streamwood

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.