Weather in Belvidere, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Belvidere, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:51 AM
73
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
76°
Humidity
68%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Belvidere, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
9p
60°
10p
61°
11p
57°
12a
56°
1a
54°
25%
2a
54°
3a
53°
4a
53°
5a
54°
6a
57°
7a
59°
8a
62°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
75°
2p
77°
3p
80°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
76°
7p
73°
8p
Belvidere, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle53%84°60°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain42%86°65°
- MondayMay 18Showers68%79°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers61%73°52°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—63°40°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—67°48°
Belvidere, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Belvidere, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
292° · veering 9°
Direction
WNW
292°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Belvidere, IL
Air quality
68
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 6.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 8.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 91.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Belvidere, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:02 AM
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
1:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Belvidere, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:36 AM
- Moonset
- 1:43 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Belvidere, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Belvidere at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 30 (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).