Weather in Benton, Wisconsin
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Benton, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 3:58 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
74%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Benton, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
10p
63°
25%
11p
59°
25%
12a
59°
11%
1a
60°
2a
60°
3a
60°
4a
58°
5a
59°
6a
60°
7a
60°
8a
64°
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
75°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
83°
6p
82°
7p
78°
8p
73°
9p
Benton, WI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle73%82°60°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm56%79°64°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm75%82°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers80%70°50°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—63°38°
- FridayMay 22Overcast10%64°45°
Benton, WI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Benton, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
E
093° · backing 92°
Direction
E
093°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
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
Benton, WI
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 83.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Benton, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:07 AM
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
1:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Benton, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:41 AM
- Moonset
- 1:51 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Benton, WI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Benton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 1 (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).