Weather in Hammond, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hammond, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:41 AM
65
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
89%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Hammond, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
8p
60°
9p
58°
10p
57°
11p
56°
12a
57°
1a
56°
2a
57°
3a
57°
4a
57°
5a
54°
53%
6a
51°
85%
7a
52°
72%
8a
52°
39%
9a
54°
16%
10a
57°
11a
60°
12p
66°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
74°
4p
76°
5p
76°
6p
75°
7p
Hammond, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Rain56%74°64°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—85°63°
- MondayMay 18Showers66%84°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers79%81°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast77%67°51°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast11%68°47°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle16%60°53°
Hammond, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Hammond, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
167° · backing 6°
Direction
SSE
167°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 10
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
Hammond, IL
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 81.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Hammond, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:09 AM
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Daylight
14h 25m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
1:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hammond, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:44 AM
- Moonset
- 1:32 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Hammond, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Hammond at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (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.