Weather in Standard, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Standard, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:34 AM
71
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
70°
Humidity
68%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Standard, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
9p
62°
10p
61°
11p
61°
12a
61°
17%
1a
60°
2a
60°
3a
60°
14%
4a
61°
11%
5a
54°
36%
6a
55°
19%
7a
57°
8a
59°
9a
62°
10a
66°
11a
70°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
77°
3p
78°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
75°
8p
Standard, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain57%80°62°
- SundayMay 17Overcast28%87°64°
- MondayMay 18Rain76%80°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers68%76°55°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast14%63°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°44°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—58°51°
Standard, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Standard, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
171° · backing 23°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
17
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
Standard, IL
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 8.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 70.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Standard, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:07 AM
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
1:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Standard, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:41 AM
- Moonset
- 1:40 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Standard, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Standard at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°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.