Weather in Basco, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Basco, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:40 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
85%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Basco, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
9p
65°
10p
65°
11p
65°
12a
65°
1a
61°
14%
2a
58°
49%
3a
57°
56%
4a
56°
28%
5a
55°
6a
55°
7a
57°
8a
61°
9a
65°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
75°
1p
78°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
82°
5p
82°
6p
82°
7p
78°
8p
Basco, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle50%79°65°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Drizzle61%88°65°
- MondayMay 18Showers87%81°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers57%73°54°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—63°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—63°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast11%65°53°
Basco, IL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Basco, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
072° · backing 112°
Direction
ENE
072°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
27
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
Basco, IL
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 66.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Basco, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:18 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
1:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Basco, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:53 AM
- Moonset
- 1:45 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Basco, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Basco at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 18 (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.