Weather in Rock City, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rock City, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:51 AM
70
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
63%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Rock City, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
9p
62°
10p
62°
11p
60°
12a
57°
20%
1a
55°
10%
2a
55°
10%
3a
56°
13%
4a
56°
5a
57°
6a
58°
7a
60°
8a
62°
9a
65°
10a
69°
11a
72°
12p
73°
1p
77°
2p
80°
3p
80°
4p
81°
5p
80°
6p
79°
7p
75°
8p
Rock City, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain67%82°60°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain47%84°63°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm59%79°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers70%71°50°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—63°38°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—66°45°
Rock City, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Rock City, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
160° · backing 65°
Direction
SSE
160°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
23
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
Rock City, IL
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 92.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Rock City, 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 39m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
1:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rock City, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:38 AM
- Moonset
- 1:46 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Rock City, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Rock City 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).