Weather in Brighton, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Brighton, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:33 AM
65
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
90%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Brighton, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
9p
61°
10p
61°
11p
60°
12a
59°
1a
59°
2a
58°
3a
59°
4a
59°
28%
5a
59°
39%
6a
58°
30%
7a
60°
8a
62°
12%
9a
65°
10a
69°
11a
72°
12p
77°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
83°
4p
81°
5p
81°
6p
78°
7p
76°
8p
Brighton, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Showers78%73°64°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—86°65°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Rain54%77°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers88%77°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast68%65°49°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle10%64°48°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle15%63°52°
Brighton, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Brighton, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
119° · backing 78°
Direction
ESE
119°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
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
Brighton, IL
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 68.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Brighton, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
1:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Brighton, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:53 AM
- Moonset
- 1:36 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Brighton, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Brighton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (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.