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Weather in Lena, Wisconsin

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

Lena, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 5:12 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
50°
Humidity
44%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:20 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Lena, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
12a
51°
1a
54°
2a
54°
20%
3a
54°
22%
4a
53°
5a
53°
6a
53°
10%
7a
56°
16%
8a
59°
11%
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
74°
1p
76°
2p
78°
3p
80°
4p
81°
5p
82°
6p
76°
7p
70°
8p
67°
9p
66°
10p
66°
11p
L 51°H 82°
Lena, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Rain
    50%
    58°49°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    85%
    75°50°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    85%
    68°50°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    56°37°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    57°34°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    57°41°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    67°47°
Lena, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
009° · veering 165°
Direction
N
009°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 11
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 11 · pk 34 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 165° from the n.
Lena, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.0
+0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.15 inHg
Now
987.0
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+4.2
mb
24h
+8.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979989
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lena, WI
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.4 μg/m³
PM 10
2.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.9 μg/m³
Ozone
75.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Lena, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:49 AM
Sunrise
5:20 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
1:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lena, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:20 AM
Moonset
1:51 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Lena, 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 →

Lena at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 16 (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 Lena

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.