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Weather in Yates City, Illinois

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Yates City, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:37 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
71%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
Yates City, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
8p
63°
9p
61°
10p
61°
11p
60°
12a
60°
1a
59°
2a
60°
3a
57°
31%
4a
54°
77%
5a
54°
60%
6a
53°
16%
7a
54°
8a
56°
9a
61°
10a
65°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
74°
2p
77°
3p
77°
4p
78°
5p
77°
6p
77°
7p
L 53°H 78°
Yates City, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    32%
    78°63°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    87°64°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    81%
    82°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    64%
    71°56°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    12%
    63°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    65°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    61°52°
Yates City, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
144° · steady
Direction
SE
144°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
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
avg 9 · pk 30 @ 12:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the se.
Yates City, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.8
-1.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.14 inHg
Now
986.8
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
+3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983988
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Yates City, IL
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.8 μg/m³
PM 10
8.4 μg/m³
NO₂
7.1 μg/m³
Ozone
70.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Yates City, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
8:11 PM
Civil dusk
1:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Yates City, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:46 AM
Moonset
1:42 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Yates City, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Yates City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°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.

ZIP codes in Yates City

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.