Weather in Steward, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Steward, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:57 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
79%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Steward, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
11p
55°
12a
55°
22%
1a
54°
21%
2a
53°
3a
52°
11%
4a
54°
5a
55°
15%
6a
56°
7a
58°
8a
60°
9a
62°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
76°
2p
78°
3p
78°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
73°
8p
71°
9p
69°
10p
Steward, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle58%83°59°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle25%86°65°
- MondayMay 18Rain70%79°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers53%74°52°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—66°42°
- FridayMay 22Overcast10%62°50°
Steward, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Steward, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
171° · backing 37°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
24
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
Steward, IL
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 75.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Steward, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:04 AM
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
1:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Steward, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:38 AM
- Moonset
- 1:42 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Steward, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Steward at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 27 (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.