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Weather in Elmwood Park, Wisconsin

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Elmwood Park, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 3:03 AM
62
°
Overcast
Feels like
61°
Humidity
75%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Elmwood Park, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
49°
10p
49°
11p
48°
12a
49°
1a
50°
2a
50°
11%
3a
51°
14%
4a
51°
5a
51°
6a
54°
7a
57°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
66°
11a
69°
12p
70°
1p
69°
2p
69°
3p
70°
4p
65°
5p
63°
6p
62°
7p
60°
8p
58°
9p
L 48°H 70°
Elmwood Park, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    67%
    83°57°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    38%
    73°50°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Rain
    53%
    73°56°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    49%
    71°54°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    14%
    53°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    54°44°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    55°49°
Elmwood Park, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
178° · backing 25°
Direction
S
178°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
22
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
avg 7 · pk 22 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 25° from the s.
Elmwood Park, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.9
-1.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.14 inHg
Now
986.9
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
+3.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983988
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Elmwood Park, WI
Air quality
70
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
15.9 μg/m³
PM 10
16.7 μg/m³
NO₂
25.9 μg/m³
Ozone
95.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Elmwood Park, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:56 AM
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
1:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elmwood Park, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:30 AM
Moonset
1:40 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Elmwood Park, WI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Elmwood Park at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 2 (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 Elmwood Park

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.