• Today

    May 19

    85°Lo 65°

    Very warm with clouds and sun

    Poor for stargazing
    • Cloud
      Cover
      60%
    • Precip
      40%
    • Hours of Precip
      0.5
    more

  • Mon

    May 20

    88°Lo 66°

    Strong t-storms, mainly later

    Poor for stargazing
    • Cloud
      Cover
      68%
    • Precip
      67%
    • Hours of Precip
      5.5
    more

  • Tue

    May 21

    82°Lo 62°

    Strong thunderstorms

    Poor for stargazing
    • Cloud
      Cover
      74%
    • Precip
      25%
    • Hours of Precip
      3
    more

  • Wed

    May 22

    82°Lo 56°

    A couple of thunderstorms

    Poor for stargazing
    • Cloud
      Cover
      76%
    • Precip
      56%
    • Hours of Precip
      4

  • Thu

    May 23

    66°Lo 47°

    Cooler with a shower

    Poor for stargazing
    • Cloud
      Cover
      94%
    • Precip
      25%
    • Hours of Precip
      2
    more
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Hi 82° RealFeel® 81° Precipitation 60%

Day

N

E

S

W

  • SW 10 mph
  • Gusts: 17 mph

Mostly cloudy with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm

  • Max UV Index: 5 (Moderate)
  • Thunderstorms: 60%
  • Precipitation: 0.23 in
  • Rain: 0.23 in
  • Snow: 0 in
  • Ice: 0 in
  • Hours of Precipitation: 3 hrs
  • Hours of Rain: 3 hrs
Lo 56° RealFeel® 52° Precipitation 56%

Night

N

E

S

W

  • W 6 mph
  • Gusts: 12 mph

Mostly cloudy with a shower

  • Max UV Index: N/A
  • Thunderstorms: 29%
  • Precipitation: 0.06 in
  • Rain: 0.06 in
  • Snow: 0 in
  • Ice: 0 in
  • Hours of Precipitation: 1 hrs
  • Hours of Rain: 1 hrs

Temperature History - May 22

more Historical Weather Data >
  Today Normal Record 5/22/2012
High 82° 72° 94° (1925) 71°
Low 56° 50° 36° (2006) 50°

Solunar Information for Des Plaines, IL

Sunrise/Sunset

Sunrise / Sunset Illustration

Rises at 5:25 AM with 14:47 of sunlight, then sets at 8:12 PM

Moonrise/Moonset

Astronomy >
Moonrise / Moonset Illustration

Rises at 5:31 PM with 10:39 of moolight, then sets at 4:10 AM

Sat, May 25
Full
Fri, May 31
Last
Sat, Jun 8
New
Sun, Jun 16
First

Studying Jupiter's Hot Spots

May 13, 2013; 8:01 AM ET The 'weather layer' on Jupiter has some interesting features. NASA takes a look at how these features work.

Wed. Stargazing