Weather in Watertown, Wisconsin
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Watertown, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 4:09 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
55%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Watertown, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
11p
54°
12a
55°
10%
1a
53°
27%
2a
53°
22%
3a
54°
23%
4a
55°
21%
5a
54°
13%
6a
56°
7a
60°
8a
62°
9a
65°
10a
68°
11a
71°
12p
73°
1p
76°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
74°
8p
71°
9p
68°
10p
Watertown, WI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain93%83°60°
- SundayMay 17Rain59%66°53°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers66%76°60°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers61%70°51°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—57°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—60°36°
- FridayMay 22Overcast11%64°44°
Watertown, WI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Watertown, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
165° · backing 52°
Direction
SSE
165°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
18
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
Watertown, WI
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 10.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 27.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 46.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Watertown, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:58 AM
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
1:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Watertown, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:31 AM
- Moonset
- 1:46 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Watertown, WI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Watertown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 5 (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).