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Weather in Richton Park, Illinois

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

Richton Park, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 7:04 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
79%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Richton Park, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
2a
55°
14%
3a
55°
13%
4a
55°
5a
56°
6a
58°
13%
7a
59°
14%
8a
59°
9a
58°
10a
60°
11a
60°
12p
65°
1p
68°
2p
71°
3p
73°
4p
74°
5p
73°
6p
72°
7p
70°
8p
67°
9p
66°
10p
66°
11p
65°
12a
66°
1a
L 53°H 74°
Richton Park, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    87°63°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    71%
    83°67°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    71%
    78°58°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    30%
    59°47°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    69°46°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    14%
    65°50°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    14%
    70°48°
Richton Park, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
197° · veering 93°
Direction
SSW
197°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 10
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
avg 10 · pk 21 @ 8:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 93° from the ssw.
Richton Park, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.6
-1.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.10 inHg
Now
985.6
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
+1.0
mb
24h
+5.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980988
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Richton Park, IL
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.8 μg/m³
PM 10
7.7 μg/m³
NO₂
7.8 μg/m³
Ozone
80.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Richton Park, 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 36m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
1:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Richton Park, IL
The moon
New Moon
1% illuminated
Moonrise
10:34 AM
Moonset
1:35 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Richton Park, 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 →

Richton Park at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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.

ZIP codes in Richton Park

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.