Weather in Pocahontas, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pocahontas, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:55 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
90%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
Pocahontas, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
11p
56°
12a
56°
1a
56°
2a
55°
3a
55°
4a
56°
5a
56°
27%
6a
57°
15%
7a
57°
25%
8a
60°
9a
62°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
81°
5p
80°
6p
78°
7p
76°
8p
74°
9p
72°
10p
Pocahontas, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Showers60%75°65°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—85°64°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers51%80°70°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers89%82°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast73%65°52°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle13%66°51°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle19%64°53°
Pocahontas, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Pocahontas, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
119° · veering 11°
Direction
ESE
119°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 8
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
Pocahontas, IL
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 79.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Pocahontas, 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 20m
Sunset
8:04 PM
Civil dusk
1:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Pocahontas, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:52 AM
- Moonset
- 1:32 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Pocahontas, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Pocahontas at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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.