Weather in Niles, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Niles, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:33 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
67%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Niles, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
8p
53°
9p
52°
10p
51°
11p
51°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
52°
17%
3a
51°
12%
4a
52°
5a
53°
6a
56°
7a
61°
8a
62°
9a
61°
10a
64°
11a
65°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
Niles, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain53%84°65°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle20%88°60°
- MondayMay 18Drizzle55%87°72°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle60%76°57°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast25%57°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—61°47°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—58°51°
Niles, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Niles, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
185° · steady
Direction
S
185°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Niles, IL
Air quality
83
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 10.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 100.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Niles, 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
1:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Niles, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:32 AM
- Moonset
- 1:37 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Niles, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Niles at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 28 (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
Cool-season window is open
As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).