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Weather in Chain O' Lakes, Wisconsin

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

Chain O' Lakes, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 4:08 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
35%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Chain O' Lakes, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
11p
57°
11%
12a
54°
33%
1a
51°
55%
2a
50°
39%
3a
51°
35%
4a
50°
5a
50°
6a
52°
7a
55°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
68°
11a
73°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
82°
6p
80°
7p
77°
8p
74°
9p
70°
13%
10p
L 50°H 82°
Chain O' Lakes, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    84°61°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    46%
    63°49°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    84%
    74°52°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    84%
    70°48°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    58°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    59°36°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    54°43°
Chain O' Lakes, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
315° · veering 106°
Direction
NW
315°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
28
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 28 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 106° from the nw.
Chain O' Lakes, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.4
-1.8 mb in 3h · steady · 28.86 inHg
Now
977.4
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
+5.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972980
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Chain O' Lakes, WI
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.7 μg/m³
PM 10
9.9 μg/m³
NO₂
7.4 μg/m³
Ozone
63.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Chain O' Lakes, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:56 AM
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
1:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chain O' Lakes, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:28 AM
Moonset
1:53 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Chain O' Lakes, 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 →

Chain O' Lakes at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 65°F — typical for the season
  • 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 Chain O' Lakes

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.