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Weather in Oconee, Illinois

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

Oconee, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:39 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
88%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
8:03 PM
Oconee, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
8p
60°
9p
57°
10p
56°
11p
56°
12a
56°
1a
57°
2a
57°
3a
56°
4a
58°
11%
5a
54°
46%
6a
54°
42%
7a
52°
63%
8a
54°
37%
9a
58°
13%
10a
62°
11a
66°
12p
70°
1p
73°
2p
76°
3p
78°
4p
78°
5p
77°
6p
76°
7p
L 52°H 78°
Oconee, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    63%
    72°63°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    84°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    60%
    83°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    80%
    79°59°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    73%
    67°51°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    67°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    15%
    62°53°
Oconee, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
161° · backing 8°
Direction
SSE
161°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
28
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 28 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 8° from the sse.
Oconee, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.6
-0.9 mb in 3h · steady · 29.16 inHg
Now
987.6
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
+2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985990
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Oconee, IL
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.2 μg/m³
PM 10
5.6 μg/m³
NO₂
4.0 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Oconee, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:13 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
8:03 PM
Civil dusk
1:35 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oconee, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:48 AM
Moonset
1:32 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Oconee, 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 →

Oconee at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 12 (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 Oconee

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.