Weather in Buffalo Prairie, Illinois
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Buffalo Prairie, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:51 AM
72
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
74°
Humidity
68%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Buffalo Prairie, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
10p
67°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
62°
16%
3a
59°
16%
4a
59°
5a
57°
6a
57°
7a
59°
8a
62°
9a
65°
10a
68°
11a
72°
12p
75°
1p
78°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
78°
8p
75°
9p
Buffalo Prairie, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle70%83°61°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm60%86°65°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Rain84%81°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers75%72°49°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—62°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—66°44°
- FridayMay 22Overcast11%65°52°
Buffalo Prairie, IL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Buffalo Prairie, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
158° · backing 145°
Direction
SSE
158°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 10
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
Buffalo Prairie, IL
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 57.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Buffalo Prairie, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:13 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
1:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Buffalo Prairie, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:48 AM
- Moonset
- 1:48 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Buffalo Prairie, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Buffalo Prairie at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 24 (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
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.