Rankin, IL Weather & Growing Conditions

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

This Afternoon

75°F

Chance Light Rain

A chance of rain after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

7-day forecast for Rankin

When	Temp	Forecast	Wind	Precip
This Afternoon	75°F	Chance Light Rain	15 to 20 mph S	26%
Tonight	57°F	Light Rain	13 to 16 mph S	79%
Wednesday	64°F	Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy	9 to 14 mph SSW	42%
Wednesday Night	46°F	Mostly Cloudy	8 mph SW	2%
Thursday	62°F	Mostly Sunny	7 to 13 mph WSW	5%
Thursday Night	43°F	Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Light Rain	5 mph WNW	21%
Friday	56°F	Slight Chance Light Rain then Partly Sunny	3 to 8 mph NNW	22%
Friday Night	35°F	Mostly Cloudy	2 to 7 mph NNW	8%
Saturday	55°F	Mostly Sunny	3 mph NW	5%
Saturday Night	33°F	Partly Cloudy	2 mph W	3%
Sunday	60°F	Mostly Sunny	2 to 7 mph W	10%
Sunday Night	33°F	Mostly Clear	5 mph WNW	10%
Monday	63°F	Sunny	3 to 8 mph WSW	5%
Monday Night	38°F	Mostly Clear	6 mph WSW	2%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Rankin (40.464, -87.896). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Rankin

Last spring frost

Apr 22

First fall frost

Oct 19

Growing season

180 days

Hardiness zone

More local growing data for Rankin: nearby ZIP 60960 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Illinois frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Hoopeston, Il (11 mi from Rankin). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Nov 3, 2026.