Weather in Dane, Wisconsin
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dane, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 3:55 AM
66
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
65°
Humidity
53%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Dane, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
10p
58°
10%
11p
57°
10%
12a
55°
31%
1a
54°
19%
2a
55°
28%
3a
55°
33%
4a
53°
10%
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
60°
8a
62°
9a
66°
10a
69°
11a
73°
12p
74°
1p
77°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
81°
5p
80°
6p
78°
7p
75°
8p
71°
9p
Dane, WI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Rain97%81°59°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain63%68°53°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm70%77°58°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers73%70°49°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—58°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—60°36°
- FridayMay 22Overcast11%65°44°
Dane, WI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Dane, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
263° · veering 61°
Direction
W
263°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Dane, WI
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 12.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 31.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 54.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Dane, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:01 AM
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
1:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dane, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:34 AM
- Moonset
- 1:50 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Dane, WI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Dane at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 66°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 5 (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).