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Weather in Highland, Wisconsin

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

Highland, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 5:14 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
61°
Humidity
46%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Highland, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
26%
12a
58°
12%
1a
57°
11%
2a
57°
21%
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
57°
6a
59°
7a
61°
8a
63°
9a
66°
10a
69°
11a
72°
12p
75°
1p
77°
2p
79°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
75°
8p
71°
9p
71°
10p
71°
28%
11p
L 56°H 81°
Highland, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    68%
    73°57°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    67%
    78°61°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    79%
    70°49°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    57°44°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    61°36°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    11%
    64°45°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    64°53°
Highland, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
070° · backing 115°
Direction
ENE
070°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6
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 6 · pk 16 @ 7:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Highland, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
968.3
-0.7 mb in 3h · steady · 28.59 inHg
Now
968.3
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
+3.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 964970
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Highland, WI
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.0 μg/m³
PM 10
6.2 μg/m³
NO₂
8.1 μg/m³
Ozone
62.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Highland, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:05 AM
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
1:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Highland, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:39 AM
Moonset
1:53 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Highland, 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 →

Highland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 4 (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 Highland

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.