Weather in Altoona, Wisconsin
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Altoona, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 4:07 AM
63
°
Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
37%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Altoona, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
75%
11p
56°
45%
12a
55°
12%
1a
56°
2a
56°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
55°
6a
57°
7a
60°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
73°
11a
77°
12p
79°
1p
82°
2p
84°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
78°
6p
78°
7p
75°
16%
8p
72°
15%
9p
70°
19%
10p
Altoona, WI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast22%81°56°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain46%58°51°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers93%76°54°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers93%63°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—62°40°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle20%54°48°
Altoona, WI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Altoona, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
281° · veering 77°
Direction
W
281°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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
Altoona, WI
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 70.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Altoona, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:03 AM
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
2:03 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Altoona, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:35 AM
- Moonset
- 2:05 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Altoona, WI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Altoona at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 15 (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
Cool-season window is open
As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).