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Palmer, IL Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Palmer, a village in Christian County, Illinois.

Today
93°F
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 93. Southwest wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

7-day forecast for Palmer

WhenTempForecastWindPrecip
Today 93°F Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy 7 mph SW 23%
Tonight 70°F Partly Cloudy 5 mph SSW 13%
Sunday 87°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 2 to 8 mph NNW 36%
Sunday Night 61°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 6 to 9 mph NE 68%
Monday 73°F Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 10 mph NE 70%
Monday Night 55°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 7 to 12 mph NE 54%
Tuesday 69°F Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 12 mph NE 26%
Tuesday Night 52°F Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy 5 to 10 mph NNE 18%
Wednesday 72°F Mostly Sunny 6 to 9 mph NNE 3%
Wednesday Night 53°F Partly Cloudy 3 to 7 mph NNE 2%
Thursday 74°F Mostly Sunny 5 to 8 mph NNE 2%
Thursday Night 54°F Partly Cloudy 2 to 6 mph NNE 2%
Friday 76°F Mostly Sunny 3 to 8 mph NE 3%
Friday Night 54°F Partly Cloudy 2 to 6 mph NE 1%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Palmer (39.459, -89.408). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Palmer

Last spring frost
Apr 12
First fall frost
Oct 20
Growing season
190 days
Hardiness zone
6a

More local growing data for Palmer: nearby ZIP 62556 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Illinois frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Morrisonville, Il (6.2 mi from Palmer). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.