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Weather in Okawville, Illinois

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

Okawville, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:38 AM
72
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
76°
Humidity
90%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Okawville, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
8p
60°
9p
59°
10p
57°
11p
57°
12a
57°
1a
56°
2a
56°
3a
56°
4a
56°
5a
56°
6a
58°
7a
61°
15%
8a
62°
11%
9a
66°
10a
70°
11a
74°
12p
78°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
81°
5p
80°
6p
78°
7p
L 56°H 82°
Okawville, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Thunderstorm
    52%
    80°70°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    86°66°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    54%
    84°71°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    79%
    84°61°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    79%
    67°55°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    65°53°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    18%
    64°54°
Okawville, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
173° · backing 17°
Direction
S
173°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 10
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 10 · pk 37 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 17° from the s.
Okawville, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.6
-0.8 mb in 3h · steady · 29.40 inHg
Now
995.6
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
+1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 994999
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Okawville, IL
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.2 μg/m³
PM 10
5.7 μg/m³
NO₂
4.3 μg/m³
Ozone
80.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Okawville, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 18m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
1:34 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Okawville, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:53 AM
Moonset
1:31 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Okawville, 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 →

Okawville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 7 (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 Okawville

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.