Weather in Rockdale, Wisconsin
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rockdale, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 4:07 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
76%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Rockdale, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
11p
56°
12a
54°
15%
1a
53°
24%
2a
54°
22%
3a
55°
25%
4a
55°
16%
5a
54°
6a
56°
7a
60°
8a
63°
9a
66°
10a
68°
11a
73°
12p
74°
1p
77°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
81°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
75°
8p
72°
9p
69°
10p
Rockdale, WI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain94%83°60°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm56%78°56°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm69%77°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers64%71°51°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—58°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—62°37°
- FridayMay 22Overcast11%66°45°
Rockdale, WI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Rockdale, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
180° · backing 9°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 7
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
Rockdale, WI
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 9.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 26.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 50.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Rockdale, 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 42m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
1:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rockdale, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:34 AM
- Moonset
- 1:47 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Rockdale, WI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Rockdale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°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).