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Weather in Lerna, Illinois

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

Lerna, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
63
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
93%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Lerna, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
9p
55°
10p
54°
11p
52°
12a
53°
1a
52°
2a
53°
3a
53°
4a
52°
5a
53°
11%
6a
51°
57%
7a
51°
58%
8a
52°
65%
9a
53°
31%
10a
58°
11a
61°
12p
64°
1p
67°
2p
70°
3p
73°
4p
73°
5p
72°
6p
71°
7p
68°
8p
L 51°H 73°
Lerna, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    78%
    73°63°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    82°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    67%
    80°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    78%
    78°59°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    78%
    66°51°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    13%
    65°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    60°53°
Lerna, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
177° · veering 7°
Direction
S
177°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
17
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
avg 9 · pk 23 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 7° from the s.
Lerna, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.6
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.10 inHg
Now
985.6
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
+2.6
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.
Lerna, IL
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.9 μg/m³
PM 10
6.5 μg/m³
NO₂
6.0 μg/m³
Ozone
73.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lerna, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:09 AM
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
1:32 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lerna, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:45 AM
Moonset
1:29 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lerna, 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 →

Lerna at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 13 (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 Lerna

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.