Weather in Rome, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rome, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:40 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
77%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Rome, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
8p
61°
9p
59°
10p
58°
11p
58°
12a
58°
1a
57°
2a
57°
10%
3a
58°
15%
4a
55°
54%
5a
53°
70%
6a
54°
27%
7a
55°
14%
8a
57°
9a
60°
10a
64°
11a
68°
12p
71°
1p
72°
2p
74°
3p
77°
4p
77°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
Rome, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle45%77°60°
- SundayMay 17Overcast26%87°64°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm78%83°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers72%76°57°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast18%65°47°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—61°54°
Rome, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Rome, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
159° · veering 35°
Direction
SSE
159°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 7
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
Rome, 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
Rome, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:09 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
1:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rome, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:44 AM
- Moonset
- 1:40 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Rome, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Rome at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°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.