Weather in Morton, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Morton, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:40 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
67%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Morton, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
8p
63°
9p
61°
10p
60°
11p
60°
12a
59°
1a
59°
2a
60°
3a
59°
14%
4a
54°
69%
5a
52°
84%
6a
51°
40%
7a
53°
14%
8a
54°
9a
58°
10a
62°
11a
65°
12p
69°
1p
72°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
77°
5p
77°
6p
76°
7p
Morton, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle38%77°62°
- SundayMay 17Overcast25%87°64°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm79%84°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers78%76°57°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast36%65°47°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast10%60°53°
Morton, IL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Morton, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
162° · backing 8°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
30
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
Morton, IL
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 10.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 74.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Morton, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:10 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
1:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Morton, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:45 AM
- Moonset
- 1:39 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Morton, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Morton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 20 (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.