Weather in Litchfield, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Litchfield, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:32 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
90%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
Litchfield, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
8p
58°
9p
57°
10p
56°
11p
55°
12a
55°
1a
55°
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
55°
33%
5a
53°
38%
6a
52°
41%
7a
53°
43%
8a
56°
17%
9a
59°
10a
64°
11a
67°
12p
70°
1p
75°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
77°
5p
76°
6p
74°
7p
Litchfield, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Showers72%72°64°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—83°63°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers57%84°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers85%79°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast71%66°50°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle11%67°48°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle14%63°53°
Litchfield, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Litchfield, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
120° · backing 49°
Direction
ESE
120°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
21
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
Litchfield, IL
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Litchfield, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:15 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
1:37 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Litchfield, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:51 AM
- Moonset
- 1:34 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Litchfield, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Litchfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°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.