Weather in Kirkwood, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Kirkwood, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:44 AM
70
°
Heavy Drizzle
Feels like
70°
Humidity
74%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Kirkwood, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
10p
64°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
58°
29%
3a
56°
59%
4a
54°
31%
5a
54°
17%
6a
54°
7a
56°
8a
58°
9a
61°
10a
65°
11a
70°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
78°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
76°
8p
74°
9p
Kirkwood, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle59%79°62°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain58%87°65°
- MondayMay 18Showers82%82°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers70%71°51°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—62°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast12%64°53°
Kirkwood, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Kirkwood, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
119° · backing 138°
Direction
ESE
119°
Sustained
7
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
Kirkwood, IL
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 9.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 52.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Kirkwood, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
1:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Kirkwood, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:49 AM
- Moonset
- 1:45 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Kirkwood, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Kirkwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 21 (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.