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Weather in New Douglas, Illinois

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

New Douglas, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:37 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
64°
Humidity
91%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
New Douglas, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
9p
60°
10p
59°
11p
58°
12a
58°
1a
58°
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
58°
16%
5a
55°
33%
6a
56°
19%
7a
55°
24%
8a
57°
9a
60°
10a
66°
11a
71°
12p
76°
1p
79°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
81°
5p
80°
6p
79°
7p
77°
8p
L 55°H 83°
New Douglas, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Showers
    71%
    75°64°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    86°64°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    51%
    79°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    86%
    81°60°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    75%
    67°51°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    67°50°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    16%
    64°53°
New Douglas, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
093° · backing 85°
Direction
E
093°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 8
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
avg 8 · pk 20 @ 8:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 85° from the e.
New Douglas, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.7
+1.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.23 inHg
Now
989.7
mb
3h
+1.6
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
+2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987992
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
New Douglas, IL
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.3 μg/m³
PM 10
5.7 μg/m³
NO₂
5.6 μg/m³
Ozone
75.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
New Douglas, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:16 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
8:05 PM
Civil dusk
1:36 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
New Douglas, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:52 AM
Moonset
1:34 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
New Douglas, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

New Douglas at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°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.

ZIP codes in New Douglas

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.