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Weather in Middletown, Illinois

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

Middletown, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 4:55 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
90%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Middletown, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
11p
59°
12a
59°
1a
58°
2a
57°
3a
57°
13%
4a
53°
84%
5a
52°
90%
6a
52°
57%
7a
54°
31%
8a
55°
17%
9a
59°
10a
64°
11a
67°
12p
71°
1p
73°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
78°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
72°
8p
71°
9p
70°
10p
L 52°H 78°
Middletown, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    49%
    74°65°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    11%
    86°65°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    63%
    77°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    78%
    77°59°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    36%
    66°48°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    67°47°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    12%
    62°54°
Middletown, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
152° · backing 28°
Direction
SSE
152°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
27
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 27 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 28° from the sse.
Middletown, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.7
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.23 inHg
Now
989.7
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989992
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Middletown, IL
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.8 μg/m³
PM 10
6.3 μg/m³
NO₂
7.8 μg/m³
Ozone
65.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Middletown, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:12 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
1:39 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Middletown, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:47 AM
Moonset
1:37 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Middletown, 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 →

Middletown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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.

ZIP codes in Middletown

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.