Weather in Ashton, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ashton, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:53 AM
70
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
72°
Humidity
75%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Ashton, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
10p
61°
11p
58°
12a
56°
28%
1a
55°
18%
2a
53°
3a
53°
13%
4a
54°
5a
56°
14%
6a
56°
7a
57°
8a
60°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
73°
1p
76°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
74°
8p
72°
9p
Ashton, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle64%85°60°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle37%86°65°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers70%79°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers56%73°52°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—66°42°
- FridayMay 22Overcast10%62°50°
Ashton, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Ashton, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
166° · veering 91°
Direction
SSE
166°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
20
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
Ashton, IL
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 81.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ashton, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:05 AM
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
1:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ashton, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:39 AM
- Moonset
- 1:43 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Ashton, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Ashton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- 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.