Weather in Hartford, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hartford, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:34 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
88%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Hartford, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
9p
63°
10p
62°
11p
61°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
59°
4a
60°
10%
5a
61°
28%
6a
59°
24%
7a
62°
12%
8a
64°
12%
9a
67°
10a
71°
11a
76°
12p
80°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
80°
7p
78°
8p
Hartford, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Showers66%76°68°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—87°65°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Rain49%78°70°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers91%79°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast71%67°51°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle14%65°51°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle16%65°54°
Hartford, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Hartford, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
090° · backing 64°
Direction
E
090°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Hartford, IL
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 10.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 65.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Hartford, 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 20m
Sunset
8:06 PM
Civil dusk
1:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Hartford, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:54 AM
- Moonset
- 1:35 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Hartford, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Hartford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 9 (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.