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Weather in Cataract, Wisconsin

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

Cataract, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 3:56 AM
63
°
Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
42%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Cataract, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
19%
10p
57°
45%
11p
56°
47%
12a
55°
56%
1a
54°
34%
2a
54°
3a
54°
4a
55°
5a
55°
6a
58°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
69°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
79°
1p
82°
2p
84°
3p
85°
4p
84°
5p
85°
6p
82°
7p
78°
35%
8p
74°
39%
9p
L 54°H 85°
Cataract, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    58%
    82°57°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    46%
    61°54°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    95%
    80°56°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    95%
    67°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    62°40°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    55°46°
Cataract, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
188° · veering 30°
Direction
S
188°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 19 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Cataract, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.9
+0.5 mb in 3h · rising · 28.94 inHg
Now
979.9
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
+5.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974981
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Cataract, WI
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.9 μg/m³
PM 10
9.9 μg/m³
NO₂
8.1 μg/m³
Ozone
76.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Cataract, 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 49m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
1:58 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cataract, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:36 AM
Moonset
2:00 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Cataract, 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 →

Cataract at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 11 (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 Cataract

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.