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Weather in Mauston, Wisconsin

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

Mauston, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 3:59 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
61°
Humidity
54%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
Mauston, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
10p
58°
32%
11p
55°
31%
12a
56°
34%
1a
55°
46%
2a
55°
37%
3a
53°
12%
4a
52°
5a
54°
6a
57°
7a
61°
8a
65°
9a
68°
10a
72°
11a
75°
12p
78°
1p
80°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
82°
7p
78°
8p
72°
9p
L 52°H 84°
Mauston, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    92%
    85°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    59%
    61°53°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    73%
    78°55°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    86%
    71°48°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    61°37°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    12%
    56°45°
Mauston, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
315° · veering 159°
Direction
NW
315°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
5
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 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Mauston, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.8
+0.5 mb in 3h · rising · 28.93 inHg
Now
979.8
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
+4.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974982
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mauston, WI
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.6 μg/m³
PM 10
10.5 μg/m³
NO₂
11.8 μg/m³
Ozone
62.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Mauston, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:01 AM
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
8:20 PM
Civil dusk
1:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mauston, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:34 AM
Moonset
1:55 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Mauston, 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 →

Mauston at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below 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).

ZIP codes in Mauston

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.