Weather in La Crosse, Wisconsin
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
La Crosse, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 1:04 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
29%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
La Crosse, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
8p
65°
16%
9p
61°
35%
10p
60°
38%
11p
59°
46%
12a
57°
34%
1a
57°
2a
57°
3a
57°
4a
57°
5a
57°
6a
58°
7a
60°
8a
64°
9a
68°
10a
72°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
80°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
79°
7p
La Crosse, WI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle80%82°60°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain40%76°58°
- MondayMay 18Showers92%74°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers92%65°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle—62°39°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle—57°47°
La Crosse, WI
Next 24 hours · Mild now
La Crosse, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
N
008° · veering 111°
Direction
N
008°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 5
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
La Crosse, WI
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.8 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 79.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
La Crosse, 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.
La Crosse, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:39 AM
- Moonset
- 2:00 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
La Crosse, WI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
La Crosse at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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).