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Weather in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

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

Fond du Lac, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 1:46 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
42%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Fond du Lac, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
8p
56°
9p
54°
10p
53°
11p
53°
12a
55°
11%
1a
54°
29%
2a
53°
26%
3a
53°
25%
4a
52°
28%
5a
53°
6a
53°
7a
59°
8a
63°
9a
66°
10a
69°
11a
72°
12p
75°
1p
77°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
81°
5p
80°
6p
78°
7p
L 52°H 81°
Fond du Lac, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    90%
    82°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    44%
    71°51°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    62%
    77°58°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    64%
    70°50°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    53°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    58°36°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    61°43°
Fond du Lac, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
225° · backing 37°
Direction
SW
225°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
29
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 29 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 37° from the sw.
Fond du Lac, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.6
-1.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.02 inHg
Now
982.6
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
+3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978984
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fond du Lac, WI
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.7 μg/m³
PM 10
7.2 μg/m³
NO₂
6.1 μg/m³
Ozone
79.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Fond du Lac, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:55 AM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
1:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fond du Lac, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:28 AM
Moonset
1:47 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Fond du Lac, 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 →

Fond du Lac at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 9 (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 Fond du Lac

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.