Weather in Thornton, Wisconsin
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Thornton, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 5:09 AM
61
°
Clear
Feels like
54°
Humidity
41%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Thornton, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
12a
55°
1a
53°
35%
2a
51°
29%
3a
51°
23%
4a
51°
5a
52°
10%
6a
53°
7a
55°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
71°
12p
73°
1p
76°
2p
79°
3p
81°
4p
82°
5p
82°
6p
80°
7p
76°
8p
73°
9p
72°
10p
72°
11p
Thornton, WI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Light Rain60%61°49°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers89%74°51°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers89%65°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—59°34°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle13%56°42°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle13%68°47°
Thornton, WI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Thornton, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNE
023° · veering 148°
Direction
NNE
023°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 11
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
Thornton, WI
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 2.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 2.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 72.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Thornton, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:52 AM
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
1:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Thornton, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:24 AM
- Moonset
- 1:53 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Thornton, WI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Thornton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 15 (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).