Weather in Pontiac, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pontiac, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:58 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
91%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Pontiac, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
56°
12a
55°
1a
54°
2a
53°
3a
54°
11%
4a
55°
13%
5a
54°
46%
6a
53°
58%
7a
54°
25%
8a
56°
14%
9a
58°
10a
60°
11a
64°
12p
67°
1p
70°
2p
73°
3p
75°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
74°
7p
71°
8p
69°
9p
68°
10p
67°
11p
Pontiac, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast10%86°63°
- MondayMay 18Rain73%80°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle68%78°58°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast30%64°47°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—69°44°
- FridayMay 22Overcast13%66°52°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle13%72°48°
Pontiac, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Pontiac, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
129° · veering 120°
Direction
SE
129°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
25
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pontiac, IL
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 61.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Pontiac, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:05 AM
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
1:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pontiac, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:40 AM
- Moonset
- 1:36 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Pontiac, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Pontiac at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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.