Weather in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Balsam Lake, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 1:07 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
24%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Balsam Lake, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
65%
8p
59°
53%
9p
58°
38%
10p
58°
17%
11p
57°
12a
57°
1a
57°
10%
2a
57°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
55°
6a
56°
7a
60°
8a
65°
9a
70°
10a
75°
11a
78°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
84°
5p
82°
6p
80°
7p
Balsam Lake, WI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—76°50°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain66%64°49°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Rain79%60°54°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle89%54°43°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—58°35°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast13%62°40°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle15%53°46°
Balsam Lake, WI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Balsam Lake, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NW
315° · veering 63°
Direction
NW
315°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 10
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Balsam Lake, WI
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 3.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.8 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 90.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Balsam Lake, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:04 AM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
2:10 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Balsam Lake, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:36 AM
- Moonset
- 2:11 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Balsam Lake, WI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Balsam Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 19 (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).