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

Cornell, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 2:54 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
31%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Cornell, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
21%
9p
58°
52%
10p
57°
65%
11p
56°
55%
12a
55°
26%
1a
55°
13%
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
54°
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
58°
8a
62°
9a
65°
10a
69°
11a
74°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
83°
3p
84°
4p
83°
5p
83°
6p
80°
7p
76°
11%
8p
L 54°H 84°
Cornell, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    16%
    78°56°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    52%
    57°48°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    89%
    75°53°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    90%
    62°43°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    58°34°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    10%
    61°37°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    55°46°
Cornell, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
309° · veering 180°
Direction
NW
309°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
29
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 29 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 180° from the nw.
Cornell, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.3
-0.8 mb in 3h · steady · 28.77 inHg
Now
974.3
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
+6.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 968976
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Cornell, WI
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.7 μg/m³
PM 10
5.3 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
82.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Cornell, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:00 AM
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
2:03 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cornell, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:32 AM
Moonset
2:05 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Cornell, 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 →

Cornell at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 65°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 17 (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 Cornell

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.