Weather in Augusta, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Augusta, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:43 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
80%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Augusta, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
9p
65°
10p
64°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
63°
10%
2a
58°
46%
3a
56°
55%
4a
54°
38%
5a
54°
16%
6a
55°
15%
7a
56°
8a
59°
9a
62°
10a
68°
11a
72°
12p
74°
1p
77°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
81°
6p
80°
7p
77°
8p
Augusta, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle36%78°64°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle49%88°64°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers86%78°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers54%72°56°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast13%63°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—63°47°
- FridayMay 22Overcast12%63°53°
Augusta, IL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Augusta, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
105° · backing 36°
Direction
ESE
105°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 9
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Augusta, IL
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 7.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 68.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Augusta, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
5:46 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
1:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Augusta, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:52 AM
- Moonset
- 1:44 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Augusta, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Augusta at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 17 (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.