Weather in Oakford, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oakford, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 3:44 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
85%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Oakford, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
10p
60°
11p
60°
12a
60°
1a
59°
2a
59°
3a
58°
42%
4a
56°
88%
5a
54°
82%
6a
53°
43%
7a
55°
15%
8a
58°
9a
61°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
70°
1p
75°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
77°
5p
77°
6p
75°
7p
73°
8p
71°
9p
Oakford, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain41%77°65°
- SundayMay 17Overcast22%87°65°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers60%77°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers68%76°59°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast28%66°49°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—68°47°
- FridayMay 22Overcast12%63°54°
Oakford, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Oakford, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
157° · backing 25°
Direction
SSE
157°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
Oakford, IL
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 71.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Oakford, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
1:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oakford, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:49 AM
- Moonset
- 1:39 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Oakford, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Oakford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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.