Weather in Colfax, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Colfax, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:44 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
83%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Colfax, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
9p
55°
10p
54°
11p
53°
12a
53°
1a
53°
2a
53°
3a
52°
11%
4a
53°
13%
5a
53°
54%
6a
51°
84%
7a
53°
40%
8a
55°
16%
9a
57°
10a
58°
11a
61°
12p
65°
1p
69°
2p
72°
3p
74°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
74°
7p
70°
8p
Colfax, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle46%77°63°
- SundayMay 17Overcast21%86°62°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Rain65%79°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle79%79°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast60%65°49°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—65°45°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle14%58°53°
Colfax, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Colfax, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
167° · backing 20°
Direction
SSE
167°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 11
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
Colfax, IL
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 77.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Colfax, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:07 AM
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
1:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Colfax, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:42 AM
- Moonset
- 1:35 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Colfax, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Colfax at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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.