Weather in Lima, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lima, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:38 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
84%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Lima, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
9p
66°
10p
65°
11p
65°
12a
64°
1a
63°
21%
2a
60°
29%
3a
59°
46%
4a
57°
19%
5a
56°
10%
6a
56°
7a
58°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
72°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
79°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
83°
5p
83°
6p
81°
7p
79°
8p
Lima, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Drizzle50%77°64°
- SundayMay 17Drizzle65%88°66°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain87%79°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers57%73°57°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast11%63°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—64°48°
- FridayMay 22Overcast11%66°53°
Lima, IL
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Lima, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
078° · backing 75°
Direction
ENE
078°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 8
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
Lima, IL
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 71.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lima, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:19 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
1:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lima, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:54 AM
- Moonset
- 1:45 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Lima, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Lima 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.