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Weather in Plainville, Illinois

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Plainville, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:35 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
88%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Plainville, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
9p
65°
10p
64°
11p
64°
12a
63°
1a
61°
22%
2a
58°
23%
3a
59°
30%
4a
58°
42%
5a
55°
25%
6a
56°
11%
7a
58°
8a
62°
9a
66°
10a
71°
11a
74°
12p
78°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
82°
5p
82°
6p
81°
7p
78°
8p
L 55°H 83°
Plainville, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Drizzle
    42%
    78°65°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    87°68°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    84%
    77°69°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    55%
    73°58°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    33%
    63°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    64°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    12%
    65°52°
Plainville, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
101° · backing 25°
Direction
E
101°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
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
avg 7 · pk 24 @ 11:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 25° from the e.
Plainville, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.0
+0.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.09 inHg
Now
985.0
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
+2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983988
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Plainville, IL
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.7 μg/m³
PM 10
5.1 μg/m³
NO₂
4.2 μg/m³
Ozone
71.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Plainville, 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 25m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
1:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Plainville, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:55 AM
Moonset
1:43 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Plainville, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Plainville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 15 (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.

ZIP codes in Plainville

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.