Weather in Energy, Illinois
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Energy, IL
Sunday, May 17 at 5:57 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
72%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:00 PM
Energy, IL
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
12a
57°
1a
56°
2a
56°
3a
57°
4a
57°
5a
57°
6a
60°
7a
63°
8a
66°
9a
69°
10a
71°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
79°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
80°
5p
80°
6p
79°
7p
75°
8p
74°
9p
74°
10p
74°
10%
11p
Energy, IL
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—87°68°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers43%83°70°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers81%86°64°
- WednesdayMay 20Heavy Drizzle81%68°57°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle16%70°53°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle36%80°64°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast30%78°63°
Energy, IL
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Energy, IL
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
161° · backing 39°
Direction
SSE
161°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Energy, IL
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 93.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Energy, IL
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:16 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 16m
Sunset
8:00 PM
Civil dusk
1:31 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Energy, IL
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:53 AM
- Moonset
- 1:27 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Energy, IL
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Energy 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.