Weather in Strawn, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Strawn, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:56 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
63°
Humidity
87%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Strawn, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
12a
55°
1a
54°
2a
54°
3a
55°
10%
4a
55°
12%
5a
55°
28%
6a
51°
82%
7a
52°
49%
8a
53°
19%
9a
57°
10%
10a
58°
11a
60°
12p
63°
1p
68°
2p
71°
3p
73°
4p
73°
5p
74°
6p
73°
7p
70°
8p
68°
9p
67°
10p
66°
11p
Strawn, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—86°63°
- MondayMay 18Rain62%82°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers78%79°58°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast47%64°47°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—69°44°
- FridayMay 22Overcast16%66°52°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle16%74°48°
Strawn, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Strawn, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
162° · veering 179°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
27
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
Strawn, IL
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 68.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Strawn, 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 31m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
1:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Strawn, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:40 AM
- Moonset
- 1:34 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Strawn, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Strawn at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 20 (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.