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Weather in Eau Claire, Wisconsin

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

Eau Claire, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 4:06 AM
63
°
Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
39%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Eau Claire, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
73%
11p
57°
43%
12a
56°
12%
1a
56°
2a
56°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
55°
6a
57°
7a
60°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
73°
11a
77°
12p
79°
1p
82°
2p
84°
3p
86°
4p
86°
5p
79°
6p
79°
7p
77°
17%
8p
73°
15%
9p
70°
17%
10p
L 55°H 86°
Eau Claire, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    18%
    81°57°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    45%
    58°52°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    93%
    76°54°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    93%
    62°45°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    62°40°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    54°48°
Eau Claire, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
333° · veering 81°
Direction
NNW
333°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 8
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 8 · pk 30 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 81° from the nnw.
Eau Claire, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.3
-0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 28.95 inHg
Now
980.3
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
+1.1
mb
24h
+6.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974982
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Eau Claire, WI
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.9 μg/m³
PM 10
4.3 μg/m³
NO₂
3.4 μg/m³
Ozone
70.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Eau Claire, 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 53m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
2:03 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Eau Claire, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:35 AM
Moonset
2:05 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Eau Claire, 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 →

Eau Claire at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 15 (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 Eau Claire

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.