Weather in Grand Ridge, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Grand Ridge, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:30 AM
72
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
73°
Humidity
72%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Grand Ridge, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
8p
62°
9p
60°
10p
59°
11p
58°
12a
60°
10%
1a
58°
16%
2a
57°
3a
58°
12%
4a
59°
10%
5a
58°
32%
6a
57°
27%
7a
57°
12%
8a
59°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
75°
3p
77°
4p
77°
5p
77°
6p
76°
7p
Grand Ridge, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Drizzle63%82°62°
- SundayMay 17Overcast22%88°63°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm75%86°72°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers68%78°56°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast24%63°47°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—58°52°
Grand Ridge, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Grand Ridge, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
189° · backing 12°
Direction
S
189°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 10
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
Grand Ridge, IL
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 82.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Grand Ridge, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:05 AM
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Daylight
14h 32m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
1:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Grand Ridge, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:40 AM
- Moonset
- 1:39 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Grand Ridge, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Grand Ridge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 23 (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.