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Weather in New Haven, Illinois

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

New Haven, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:32 AM
72
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
74°
Humidity
79%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
7:56 PM
New Haven, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
8p
58°
9p
55°
10p
53°
11p
51°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
50°
3a
50°
4a
51°
5a
51°
6a
55°
7a
59°
8a
63°
9a
66°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
73°
1p
76°
2p
79°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
L 50°H 79°
New Haven, IL
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    81°69°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    87°64°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    43%
    83°66°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    64%
    82°65°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Showers
    64%
    69°60°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Heavy Drizzle
    22%
    61°55°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    26%
    75°57°
New Haven, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
163° · steady
Direction
SSE
163°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 8
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 8 · pk 27 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the sse.
New Haven, IL
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.9
-0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 29.47 inHg
Now
997.9
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971001
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
New Haven, IL
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.5 μg/m³
PM 10
5.4 μg/m³
NO₂
3.9 μg/m³
Ozone
81.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
New Haven, 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 15m
Sunset
7:56 PM
Civil dusk
1:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
New Haven, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:49 AM
Moonset
1:23 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
New Haven, 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 →

New Haven at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 3 (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 New Haven

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.