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Weather in Colfax, Wisconsin

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

Colfax, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 5:08 AM
57
°
Clear
Feels like
49°
Humidity
53%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Colfax, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
20%
12a
57°
1a
57°
2a
56°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
55°
6a
57°
7a
61°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
73°
11a
77°
12p
80°
1p
83°
2p
85°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
86°
6p
81°
7p
78°
8p
76°
9p
71°
10p
72°
14%
11p
L 55°H 86°
Colfax, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Drizzle
    50%
    61°51°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    91%
    75°54°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    91%
    61°44°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°36°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    62°39°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    54°47°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    19%
    70°46°
Colfax, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
044° · veering 159°
Direction
NE
044°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
28
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 10 · pk 35 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 28 — flags snap, branches bend.
Colfax, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.6
+0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 28.90 inHg
Now
978.6
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
+5.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973979
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Colfax, WI
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.9 μg/m³
PM 10
3.1 μg/m³
NO₂
2.5 μg/m³
Ozone
68.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Colfax, 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 56m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
2:05 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Colfax, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:36 AM
Moonset
2:07 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Colfax, 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 →

Colfax at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 16 (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 Colfax

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.