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
Colfax, WI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Drizzle50%61°51°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers91%75°54°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers91%61°44°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°36°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—62°39°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle19%54°47°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast19%70°46°
Colfax, WI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Colfax, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).