Weather in Lena, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lena, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:55 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
76%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Lena, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
11p
58°
21%
12a
58°
22%
1a
58°
2a
57°
3a
57°
4a
58°
5a
57°
6a
57°
7a
59°
8a
62°
9a
65°
10a
68°
11a
71°
12p
73°
1p
76°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
74°
8p
72°
9p
70°
10p
Lena, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain70%81°60°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm64%80°64°
- MondayMay 18Showers76%80°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers75%72°50°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°39°
- FridayMay 22Overcast10%66°46°
Lena, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Lena, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
236° · veering 21°
Direction
SW
236°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
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
Lena, IL
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 74.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lena, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:05 AM
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Daylight
14h 38m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
1:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lena, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:39 AM
- Moonset
- 1:48 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Lena, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Lena 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).