Weather in Byron, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Byron, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:35 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
57%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Byron, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
8p
64°
9p
62°
10p
61°
11p
59°
12a
57°
22%
1a
55°
16%
2a
55°
3a
54°
13%
4a
55°
5a
56°
6a
58°
7a
60°
8a
62°
9a
65°
10a
68°
11a
71°
12p
74°
1p
76°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
80°
6p
79°
7p
Byron, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain66%84°61°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle42%87°65°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm82%83°70°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers67%74°52°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—61°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°41°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—64°48°
Byron, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Byron, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
153° · backing 173°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 6
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
Byron, IL
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 2.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 93.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Byron, 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 38m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
1:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Byron, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:38 AM
- Moonset
- 1:44 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Byron, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Byron at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 29 (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).