Weather in Coal City, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Coal City, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:41 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
82%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Coal City, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
10p
56°
11p
56°
12a
53°
1a
55°
13%
2a
54°
19%
3a
54°
4a
55°
10%
5a
57°
15%
6a
56°
34%
7a
57°
11%
8a
58°
9a
59°
16%
10a
62°
11a
64°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
75°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
74°
7p
71°
8p
69°
9p
Coal City, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Drizzle40%81°62°
- SundayMay 17Overcast13%87°62°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Rain76%82°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers67%79°57°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast22%65°47°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast12%57°51°
Coal City, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Coal City, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
178° · backing 20°
Direction
S
178°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
23
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
Coal City, IL
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 9.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 71.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Coal City, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:03 AM
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Daylight
14h 32m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
1:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Coal City, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:37 AM
- Moonset
- 1:36 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Coal City, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Coal City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 24 (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.