Weather in Walnut, Illinois
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Walnut, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:34 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
79%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Walnut, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
9p
62°
10p
62°
11p
61°
14%
12a
60°
14%
1a
59°
2a
60°
11%
3a
59°
15%
4a
59°
13%
5a
56°
19%
6a
57°
7a
58°
8a
61°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
71°
12p
75°
1p
77°
2p
78°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
75°
8p
Walnut, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle66%83°62°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle39%87°65°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Rain73%80°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers60%72°53°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—62°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—66°44°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—63°52°
Walnut, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Walnut, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
157° · backing 144°
Direction
SSE
157°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 9
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
Walnut, IL
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 72.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Walnut, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:07 AM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
1:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Walnut, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:42 AM
- Moonset
- 1:43 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Walnut, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Walnut at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 25 (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.