Weather in Monona, Wisconsin
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Monona, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
60%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Monona, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
11p
57°
12a
56°
31%
1a
56°
19%
2a
57°
25%
3a
56°
25%
4a
55°
18%
5a
55°
6a
58°
7a
61°
8a
63°
9a
66°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
74°
1p
78°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
75°
8p
72°
9p
71°
10p
Monona, WI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle98%84°60°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain62%72°57°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm69%77°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers66%70°50°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—58°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—62°36°
- FridayMay 22Overcast11%66°45°
Monona, WI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Monona, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
162° · backing 14°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
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
Monona, WI
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 12.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 29.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 53.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Monona, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:01 AM
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
1:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Monona, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:34 AM
- Moonset
- 1:48 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Monona, WI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Monona at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 67°F — typical for the season
- 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).