Weather in South Pekin, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
South Pekin, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:48 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
86%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
South Pekin, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
10p
60°
11p
59°
12a
58°
1a
58°
2a
57°
3a
57°
19%
4a
54°
84%
5a
52°
82%
6a
52°
37%
7a
53°
13%
8a
55°
9a
60°
10a
64°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
74°
2p
76°
3p
76°
4p
77°
5p
77°
6p
77°
7p
74°
8p
73°
9p
South Pekin, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle30%78°64°
- SundayMay 17Overcast24%87°65°
- MondayMay 18Showers72%78°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers64%76°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast19%66°48°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—67°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast11%62°55°
South Pekin, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
South Pekin, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
152° · veering 17°
Direction
SSE
152°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
29
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
South Pekin, IL
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 10.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 65.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
South Pekin, 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 29m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
1:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
South Pekin, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:46 AM
- Moonset
- 1:39 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
South Pekin, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
South Pekin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (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.