Weather in Wood River, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wood River, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
73°
Humidity
89%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:06 PM
Wood River, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
8p
64°
9p
63°
10p
62°
11p
61°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
59°
3a
59°
4a
59°
12%
5a
61°
31%
6a
59°
25%
7a
61°
11%
8a
63°
11%
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
75°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
Wood River, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Showers69%75°68°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—86°66°
- MondayMay 18Showers49%87°72°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers91%79°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast70%67°51°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle13%65°51°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle16%65°54°
Wood River, IL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Wood River, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
118° · backing 16°
Direction
ESE
118°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
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
Wood River, IL
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 9.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 71.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Wood River, 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.
Wood River, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:54 AM
- Moonset
- 1:35 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Wood River, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Wood River at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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.