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Weather in Oxford, Wisconsin

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

Oxford, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 1:46 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
31%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Oxford, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
8p
62°
9p
58°
10p
58°
11%
11p
56°
33%
12a
55°
28%
1a
54°
33%
2a
53°
40%
3a
52°
32%
4a
52°
5a
52°
6a
55°
7a
58°
8a
62°
9a
66°
10a
70°
11a
74°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
81°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
83°
6p
81°
7p
L 52°H 83°
Oxford, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    87%
    85°58°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    49%
    67°52°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    82%
    77°58°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    82%
    71°49°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    57°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    61°37°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    59°45°
Oxford, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
261° · veering 9°
Direction
W
261°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 7
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 7 · pk 26 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 9° from the w.
Oxford, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.2
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.95 inHg
Now
980.2
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
+4.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 975981
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Oxford, WI
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.9 μg/m³
PM 10
9.0 μg/m³
NO₂
6.5 μg/m³
Ozone
89.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Oxford, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:59 AM
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
1:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oxford, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:32 AM
Moonset
1:52 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Oxford, 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 →

Oxford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°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).

ZIP codes in Oxford

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.