Weather in Apple River, Illinois
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Apple River, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:51 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
79%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Apple River, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
10p
63°
12%
11p
59°
27%
12a
59°
16%
1a
59°
2a
59°
3a
60°
4a
59°
5a
58°
6a
59°
7a
59°
8a
63°
9a
66°
10a
69°
11a
72°
12p
74°
1p
78°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
81°
7p
76°
8p
73°
9p
Apple River, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain72%81°60°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm62%79°64°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm75%80°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers78%70°50°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—63°38°
- FridayMay 22Overcast10%64°45°
Apple River, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Apple River, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
116° · backing 36°
Direction
ESE
116°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 9
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
Apple River, IL
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Apple River, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:06 AM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
1:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Apple River, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:40 AM
- Moonset
- 1:49 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Apple River, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Apple River at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 1 (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).