Weather in Portage, Wisconsin
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Portage, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 1:46 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
32%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Portage, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
8p
61°
9p
58°
10p
59°
10%
11p
57°
21%
12a
56°
29%
1a
55°
27%
2a
54°
33%
3a
53°
43%
4a
53°
5a
52°
6a
56°
7a
59°
8a
62°
9a
67°
10a
71°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
82°
6p
81°
7p
Portage, WI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain95%83°60°
- SundayMay 17Rain46%74°52°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm69%79°63°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers69%71°50°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—58°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—61°36°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—66°44°
Portage, WI
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Portage, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
261° · veering 5°
Direction
W
261°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
29
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Portage, 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
Portage, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:00 AM
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
1:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Portage, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:33 AM
- Moonset
- 1:51 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Portage, WI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Portage at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 7 (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).