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Weather in Babcock, Wisconsin

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Babcock, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 4:03 AM
63
°
Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
44%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Babcock, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
35%
11p
55°
39%
12a
53°
51%
1a
52°
45%
2a
52°
30%
3a
51°
4a
51°
5a
52°
6a
55°
7a
58°
8a
62°
9a
66°
10a
72°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
81°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
80°
7p
76°
8p
73°
21%
9p
72°
29%
10p
L 51°H 83°
Babcock, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    61%
    82°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    50%
    62°51°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    93%
    76°54°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    93%
    68°46°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    57°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    61°38°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    56°47°
Babcock, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
331° · veering 141°
Direction
NNW
331°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 7
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
avg 7 · pk 23 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 141° from the nnw.
Babcock, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
975.9
-1.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.82 inHg
Now
975.9
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
+6.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970978
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Babcock, WI
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.7 μg/m³
PM 10
10.0 μg/m³
NO₂
8.7 μg/m³
Ozone
66.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Babcock, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:00 AM
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
1:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Babcock, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:32 AM
Moonset
1:57 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Babcock, WI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Babcock at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 12 (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).

ZIP codes in Babcock

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.