Weather in Dakota, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dakota, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:47 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
78%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Dakota, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
10p
62°
11p
60°
12a
58°
21%
1a
56°
2a
55°
11%
3a
56°
12%
4a
56°
5a
58°
6a
58°
7a
60°
8a
62°
9a
65°
10a
68°
11a
71°
12p
73°
1p
77°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
81°
5p
80°
6p
79°
7p
75°
8p
73°
9p
Dakota, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle64%82°60°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain50%84°64°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm81%79°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers74%71°50°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°39°
- FridayMay 22Overcast11%65°46°
Dakota, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Dakota, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
173° · veering 11°
Direction
S
173°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
24
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
Dakota, IL
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 3.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 86.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Dakota, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:04 AM
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
1:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dakota, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:38 AM
- Moonset
- 1:46 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Dakota, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Dakota at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- 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).