Sheldon, IL Weather & Growing Conditions

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

Tonight

60°F

Rain

Rain. Cloudy. Low around 60, with temperatures rising to around 62 overnight. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Sheldon

When	Temp	Forecast	Wind	Precip
Tonight	60°F	Rain	15 mph S	77%
Wednesday	65°F	Chance Rain then Mostly Cloudy	10 to 15 mph SSW	47%
Wednesday Night	47°F	Mostly Cloudy	10 mph SW	6%
Thursday	61°F	Partly Sunny	5 to 15 mph WSW	4%
Thursday Night	44°F	Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers	0 to 5 mph WNW	20%
Friday	56°F	Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny	0 to 5 mph NNW	25%
Friday Night	36°F	Mostly Cloudy	0 to 5 mph NNW	10%
Saturday	54°F	Mostly Sunny	0 to 5 mph WNW	7%
Saturday Night	32°F	Partly Cloudy	0 mph	3%
Sunday	59°F	Mostly Sunny	0 to 5 mph W	9%
Sunday Night	33°F	Mostly Clear	0 to 5 mph WNW	10%
Monday	63°F	Sunny	0 to 5 mph WSW	5%
Monday Night	38°F	Mostly Clear	5 mph WSW	2%
Tuesday	65°F	Sunny	0 to 5 mph W	1%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Sheldon (40.771, -87.566). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Sheldon

Last spring frost

Apr 23

First fall frost

Oct 14

Growing season

175 days

Hardiness zone

More local growing data for Sheldon: nearby ZIP 60966 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Illinois frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Kentland, In (7.8 mi from Sheldon). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Nov 4, 2026.