Weather in Lansing, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lansing, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:41 AM
68
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
68°
Humidity
79%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Lansing, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
10p
53°
11p
52°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
50°
3a
50°
14%
4a
51°
5a
52°
6a
54°
14%
7a
59°
10%
8a
58°
9a
59°
10a
61°
11a
61°
12p
65°
1p
68°
2p
70°
3p
73°
4p
74°
5p
73°
6p
70°
7p
68°
8p
66°
9p
Lansing, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain41%83°63°
- SundayMay 17Overcast11%86°62°
- MondayMay 18Rain67%82°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers70%80°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast29%59°48°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—66°47°
- FridayMay 22Overcast13%57°54°
Lansing, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Lansing, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
183° · backing 30°
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 8
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
Lansing, IL
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 11.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 84.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lansing, 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 34m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
1:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lansing, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:33 AM
- Moonset
- 1:34 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Lansing, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Lansing at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°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.