Weather in Galena, Illinois
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Galena, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:51 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
69%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Galena, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
10p
64°
28%
11p
61°
25%
12a
60°
10%
1a
61°
2a
61°
3a
62°
4a
58°
5a
59°
6a
59°
7a
60°
8a
64°
9a
67°
10a
71°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
80°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
83°
7p
79°
8p
75°
9p
Galena, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain65%84°62°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm55%83°64°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm75%83°70°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers80%71°51°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°39°
- FridayMay 22Overcast10%65°46°
Galena, IL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Galena, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
113° · backing 119°
Direction
ESE
113°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 5
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
Galena, IL
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Galena, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:08 AM
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
1:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Galena, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:42 AM
- Moonset
- 1:50 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Galena, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Galena at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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).