Weather in Butler, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Butler, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:42 AM
63
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
90%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Butler, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
9p
58°
10p
57°
11p
56°
12a
56°
1a
56°
2a
55°
3a
55°
4a
56°
26%
5a
53°
38%
6a
53°
35%
7a
52°
46%
8a
57°
18%
9a
59°
10a
63°
11a
66°
12p
70°
1p
75°
2p
77°
3p
80°
4p
78°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
71°
8p
Butler, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain72%73°63°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—84°63°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Rain58%80°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers85%80°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast73%66°50°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle12%68°48°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle14%63°53°
Butler, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Butler, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
123° · veering 17°
Direction
ESE
123°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
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
Butler, IL
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 72.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Butler, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
1:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Butler, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:50 AM
- Moonset
- 1:34 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Butler, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Butler at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (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.