Weather in Washburn, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Washburn, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:51 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
75%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Washburn, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
9p
61°
10p
59°
11p
61°
12a
59°
1a
57°
2a
58°
3a
60°
13%
4a
58°
28%
5a
53°
74%
6a
54°
28%
7a
55°
15%
8a
56°
9a
59°
10a
63°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
72°
2p
75°
3p
77°
4p
77°
5p
77°
6p
76°
7p
73°
8p
Washburn, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast50%79°62°
- SundayMay 17Overcast22%86°63°
- MondayMay 18Rain77%80°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers74%77°56°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast20%64°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°45°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—60°53°
Washburn, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Washburn, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
154° · backing 44°
Direction
SSE
154°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
28
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
Washburn, IL
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 10.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 75.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Washburn, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:08 AM
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
1:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Washburn, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:43 AM
- Moonset
- 1:39 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Washburn, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Washburn at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 22 (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.