Weather in Grafton, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Grafton, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:35 AM
70
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
72°
Humidity
87%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:08 PM
Grafton, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
9p
63°
10p
63°
11p
62°
12a
62°
1a
61°
2a
61°
3a
61°
4a
61°
20%
5a
59°
38%
6a
59°
25%
7a
61°
11%
8a
64°
9a
66°
10a
70°
11a
74°
12p
78°
1p
80°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
76°
8p
Grafton, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Showers73%74°66°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—86°66°
- MondayMay 18Rain51%77°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers86%77°58°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast64%64°48°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle10%63°49°
- FridayMay 22Overcast17%63°51°
Grafton, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Grafton, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
139° · backing 124°
Direction
SE
139°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
25
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
Grafton, IL
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 9.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 15.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 63.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Grafton, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
8:08 PM
Civil dusk
1:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Grafton, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:54 AM
- Moonset
- 1:37 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Grafton, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Grafton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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.