Weather in Chicago Heights, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chicago Heights, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:43 AM
70
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
69°
Humidity
61%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Chicago Heights, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
9p
54°
10p
55°
11p
54°
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
53°
11%
3a
54°
14%
4a
54°
5a
54°
6a
58°
14%
7a
59°
13%
8a
59°
9a
59°
10a
60°
11a
61°
12p
65°
1p
68°
2p
71°
3p
73°
4p
74°
5p
73°
6p
71°
7p
69°
8p
Chicago Heights, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain45%83°64°
- SundayMay 17Overcast17%87°63°
- MondayMay 18Rain61%83°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers74%79°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast52%60°48°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—67°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast11%57°54°
Chicago Heights, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Chicago Heights, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
166° · backing 26°
Direction
SSE
166°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 9
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
Chicago Heights, IL
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 11.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 90.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Chicago Heights, 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 33m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
1:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chicago Heights, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:34 AM
- Moonset
- 1:34 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Chicago Heights, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Chicago Heights at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 25 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.