Weather in Columbus, Wisconsin
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Columbus, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 5:11 AM
63
°
Overcast
Feels like
61°
Humidity
60%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Columbus, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
12a
54°
25%
1a
54°
24%
2a
54°
25%
3a
54°
31%
4a
53°
24%
5a
52°
6a
55°
7a
58°
8a
62°
9a
65°
10a
69°
11a
72°
12p
74°
1p
77°
2p
78°
3p
80°
4p
81°
5p
80°
6p
78°
7p
74°
8p
72°
9p
69°
10p
67°
11p
Columbus, WI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Rain71%65°52°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers68%76°55°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers69%70°50°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—57°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—60°36°
- FridayMay 22Overcast11%63°44°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle11%60°51°
Columbus, WI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Columbus, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
277° · veering 118°
Direction
W
277°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Columbus, WI
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 11.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 31.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 45.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Columbus, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:59 AM
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
1:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Columbus, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:32 AM
- Moonset
- 1:48 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Columbus, WI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Columbus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 6 (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).