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Weather in Florence, Wisconsin

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

Florence, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 12:38 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
25%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
5:19 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Florence, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
7p
61°
8p
58°
9p
55°
10p
53°
11p
52°
12a
53°
1a
54°
2a
54°
17%
3a
51°
23%
4a
52°
23%
5a
51°
19%
6a
51°
18%
7a
52°
8a
54°
9a
60°
10a
65°
11a
69°
12p
74°
1p
78°
2p
81°
3p
83°
4p
82°
5p
83°
6p
L 51°H 83°
Florence, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    79°53°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    42%
    57°42°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    76%
    81°50°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    82%
    61°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    55°32°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    63°34°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    60°39°
Florence, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
328° · veering 161°
Direction
NNW
328°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
41
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 11 · pk 41 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 27 — flags snap, branches bend.
Florence, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
963.0
-1.6 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 28.44 inHg
Now
963.0
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
+1.9
mb
24h
+4.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 957967
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Florence, WI
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.5 μg/m³
PM 10
3.8 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
95.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.3 Low
Florence, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:46 AM
Sunrise
5:19 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
1:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Florence, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:16 AM
Moonset
1:57 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Florence, 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 →

Florence at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 22 (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 Florence

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.