Weather in Vernon, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Vernon, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
66
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
91%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:02 PM
Vernon, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
8p
60°
9p
57°
10p
57°
11p
57°
12a
57°
1a
57°
2a
57°
3a
56°
4a
57°
5a
57°
14%
6a
57°
23%
7a
57°
19%
8a
60°
22%
9a
61°
10a
67°
11a
71°
12p
75°
1p
79°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
80°
7p
Vernon, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Thunderstorm58%77°64°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—86°65°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers52%84°70°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers79%82°60°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast79%67°54°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle15%65°51°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle17%63°54°
Vernon, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Vernon, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ENE
075° · backing 106°
Direction
ENE
075°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Vernon, IL
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 82.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Vernon, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:14 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 20m
Sunset
8:02 PM
Civil dusk
1:33 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Vernon, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:50 AM
- Moonset
- 1:30 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Vernon, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Vernon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 9 (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.