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Weather in Wales, Wisconsin

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

Wales, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 4:02 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
75%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Wales, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
11p
52°
12a
51°
1a
51°
21%
2a
52°
20%
3a
55°
16%
4a
55°
5a
54°
14%
6a
55°
7a
59°
8a
61°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
77°
5p
76°
6p
75°
7p
71°
8p
69°
9p
66°
10p
L 51°H 77°
Wales, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Drizzle
    90%
    82°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    46%
    69°51°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    67%
    76°63°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    49%
    70°51°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    56°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    58°36°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    11%
    62°43°
Wales, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
170° · veering 35°
Direction
S
170°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 8
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
avg 8 · pk 21 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 35° from the s.
Wales, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
975.7
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 28.81 inHg
Now
975.7
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
+0.8
mb
24h
+4.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 971977
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Wales, WI
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
11.6 μg/m³
PM 10
13.0 μg/m³
NO₂
32.4 μg/m³
Ozone
55.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Wales, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:57 AM
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
1:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Wales, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:31 AM
Moonset
1:44 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Wales, 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 →

Wales at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 67°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).

ZIP codes in Wales

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.