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

Ontario, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 1:46 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
34%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Ontario, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
8p
63°
9p
59°
10p
60°
41%
11p
57°
32%
12a
57°
43%
1a
55°
30%
2a
55°
17%
3a
54°
4a
54°
5a
55°
6a
57°
7a
61°
8a
64°
9a
68°
10a
71°
11a
75°
12p
77°
1p
80°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
81°
7p
L 54°H 83°
Ontario, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    84%
    83°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    46%
    71°54°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    86%
    74°63°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    86%
    68°48°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    60°38°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    60°48°
Ontario, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
330° · veering 33°
Direction
NNW
330°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
15
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
avg 5 · pk 15 @ 5:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Ontario, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.8
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.93 inHg
Now
979.8
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
+5.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974980
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ontario, WI
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.1 μg/m³
PM 10
9.1 μg/m³
NO₂
4.7 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Ontario, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:04 AM
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
1:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ontario, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:37 AM
Moonset
1:57 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Ontario, 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 →

Ontario at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 8 (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 Ontario

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.