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Weather in French Island, Wisconsin

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

French Island, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 2:12 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
39%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
French Island, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
18%
9p
61°
35%
10p
59°
37%
11p
58°
44%
12a
57°
32%
1a
56°
2a
56°
3a
56°
4a
56°
5a
56°
6a
57°
7a
61°
8a
65°
9a
70°
10a
74°
11a
77°
12p
80°
1p
82°
2p
84°
3p
84°
4p
85°
5p
86°
6p
82°
7p
76°
20%
8p
L 56°H 86°
French Island, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    78%
    83°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    39%
    64°57°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    92%
    80°60°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    92%
    65°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°45°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    62°40°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    56°47°
French Island, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
353° · veering 143°
Direction
N
353°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 4
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 4 · pk 12 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
French Island, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.1
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.15 inHg
Now
987.1
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
+5.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981988
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
French Island, WI
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.8 μg/m³
PM 10
10.7 μg/m³
NO₂
9.9 μg/m³
Ozone
71.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
French Island, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:06 AM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
1:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
French Island, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:39 AM
Moonset
2:00 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
French Island, 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 →

French Island at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • 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 French Island

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.