Weather in Independence, Wisconsin
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Independence, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 5:08 AM
60
°
Clear
Feels like
57°
Humidity
48%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Independence, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
44%
12a
56°
21%
1a
56°
2a
57°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
56°
6a
57°
7a
61°
8a
65°
9a
68°
10a
73°
11a
77°
12p
79°
1p
82°
2p
84°
3p
84°
4p
85°
5p
86°
6p
81°
7p
71°
39%
8p
69°
52%
9p
67°
53%
10p
68°
32%
11p
Independence, WI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Light Rain36%60°55°
- MondayMay 18Showers94%79°56°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers94%60°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—61°39°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle15%54°47°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle21%71°48°
Independence, WI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Independence, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNE
032° · veering 158°
Direction
NNE
032°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Independence, WI
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 65.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Independence, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:05 AM
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
2:01 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Independence, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:37 AM
- Moonset
- 2:03 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Independence, WI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Independence at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 12 (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).