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Weather in Big Falls, Wisconsin

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Big Falls, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 2:57 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
31%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Big Falls, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
9p
56°
10p
56°
11p
56°
12a
54°
23%
1a
50°
48%
2a
51°
28%
3a
50°
29%
4a
50°
5a
51°
10%
6a
53°
7a
55°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
71°
12p
74°
1p
77°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
82°
5p
82°
6p
80°
7p
76°
8p
L 50°H 82°
Big Falls, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    40%
    83°62°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    43%
    63°49°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    84%
    73°51°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    84%
    68°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    58°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    59°35°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    54°42°
Big Falls, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
294° · veering 72°
Direction
WNW
294°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 9
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 9 · pk 30 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 72° from the wnw.
Big Falls, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.0
-0.3 mb in 3h · rising · 28.88 inHg
Now
978.0
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+1.2
mb
24h
+4.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973980
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Big Falls, WI
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.1 μg/m³
PM 10
6.9 μg/m³
NO₂
4.0 μg/m³
Ozone
76.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Big Falls, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:54 AM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
1:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Big Falls, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:26 AM
Moonset
1:54 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Big Falls, WI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Big Falls at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 14 (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 Big Falls

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.