Weather in Elvaston, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elvaston, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
79%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Elvaston, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
8p
67°
9p
65°
10p
64°
11p
64°
12a
64°
10%
1a
61°
14%
2a
58°
54%
3a
57°
55%
4a
57°
23%
5a
55°
6a
55°
7a
57°
8a
61°
9a
65°
10a
70°
11a
72°
12p
75°
1p
77°
2p
79°
3p
81°
4p
82°
5p
82°
6p
81°
7p
Elvaston, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle51%79°65°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm61%82°66°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm88%84°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers58%73°53°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—62°44°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—62°46°
- FridayMay 22Overcast11%65°53°
Elvaston, IL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Elvaston, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
133° · backing 23°
Direction
SE
133°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
23
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
Elvaston, IL
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 71.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Elvaston, 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
1:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elvaston, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:53 AM
- Moonset
- 1:46 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Elvaston, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Elvaston at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°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.