Weather in Bishop Hill, Illinois
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bishop Hill, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:54 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
76%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Bishop Hill, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
11p
62°
12a
62°
1a
60°
2a
61°
11%
3a
58°
21%
4a
55°
29%
5a
54°
19%
6a
54°
7a
56°
8a
57°
9a
60°
10a
65°
11a
70°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
77°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
75°
8p
73°
9p
72°
10p
Bishop Hill, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle54%81°62°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle48%86°65°
- MondayMay 18Rain74%79°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers61%70°54°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—62°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°44°
- FridayMay 22Overcast10%62°52°
Bishop Hill, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Bishop Hill, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
155° · veering 95°
Direction
SSE
155°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 9
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
Bishop Hill, IL
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 10.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 48.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Bishop Hill, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:11 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 32m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
1:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bishop Hill, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:45 AM
- Moonset
- 1:44 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Bishop Hill, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Bishop Hill at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°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.