Weather in Garden Prairie, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Garden Prairie, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:51 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
80%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Garden Prairie, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
10p
57°
11p
55°
12a
53°
1a
52°
25%
2a
53°
10%
3a
52°
4a
51°
5a
52°
6a
55°
7a
58°
8a
62°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
76°
3p
79°
4p
78°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
72°
8p
70°
9p
Garden Prairie, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain56%84°60°
- SundayMay 17Rain37%86°64°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Rain70%79°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers59%73°53°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—62°40°
- FridayMay 22Overcast12%67°47°
Garden Prairie, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Garden Prairie, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
163° · backing 17°
Direction
SSE
163°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Garden Prairie, IL
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 10.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Garden Prairie, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:01 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.
Garden Prairie, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:35 AM
- Moonset
- 1:42 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Garden Prairie, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Garden Prairie at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°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).