Weather in Racine, Wisconsin
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Racine, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 1:46 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
72%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Racine, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
8p
51°
9p
49°
10p
49°
11p
48°
12a
49°
1a
50°
2a
51°
11%
3a
51°
14%
4a
52°
5a
51°
6a
54°
7a
57°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
66°
11a
68°
12p
69°
1p
69°
2p
68°
3p
69°
4p
65°
5p
63°
6p
62°
7p
Racine, WI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Drizzle68%83°58°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain30%67°51°
- MondayMay 18Rain53%78°60°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers48%71°54°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast13%53°45°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—54°44°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—55°49°
Racine, WI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Racine, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
168° · backing 29°
Direction
SSE
168°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
21
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Racine, WI
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 12.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 19.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 111.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Racine, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:56 AM
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Daylight
14h 40m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
1:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Racine, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:30 AM
- Moonset
- 1:40 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Racine, WI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Racine at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 2 (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).