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Weather in Fox Lake, Wisconsin

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

Fox Lake, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 1:47 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
45%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Fox Lake, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
8p
59°
9p
56°
10p
54°
11p
55°
12a
55°
26%
1a
54°
25%
2a
55°
26%
3a
51°
28%
4a
51°
25%
5a
51°
6a
54°
7a
58°
8a
62°
9a
66°
10a
69°
11a
73°
12p
75°
1p
78°
2p
80°
3p
80°
4p
81°
5p
81°
6p
80°
7p
L 51°H 81°
Fox Lake, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    93%
    83°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    37%
    73°51°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    63%
    79°62°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    64%
    69°49°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    55°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    60°36°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    63°44°
Fox Lake, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
282° · veering 117°
Direction
WNW
282°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 117° from the wnw.
Fox Lake, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.0
-0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 28.88 inHg
Now
978.0
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
+3.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973979
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fox Lake, WI
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.0 μg/m³
PM 10
7.6 μg/m³
NO₂
6.6 μg/m³
Ozone
83.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Fox Lake, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:58 AM
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
1:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fox Lake, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:30 AM
Moonset
1:49 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Fox Lake, 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 →

Fox Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 7 (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 Fox Lake

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.