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Weather in Waupaca, Wisconsin

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

Waupaca, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 4:05 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
34%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Waupaca, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
11p
56°
12a
55°
29%
1a
51°
54%
2a
50°
37%
3a
51°
36%
4a
50°
5a
51°
6a
52°
7a
56°
8a
61°
9a
64°
10a
68°
11a
72°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
82°
6p
80°
7p
77°
8p
74°
9p
71°
10%
10p
L 50°H 82°
Waupaca, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    85°61°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    45%
    64°50°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    85%
    73°53°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    85%
    69°48°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    57°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    60°36°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    56°43°
Waupaca, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
311° · veering 88°
Direction
NW
311°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 10
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 10 · pk 28 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 88° from the nw.
Waupaca, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.4
-1.9 mb in 3h · steady · 28.95 inHg
Now
980.4
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
+5.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 975983
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Waupaca, WI
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.7 μg/m³
PM 10
9.9 μg/m³
NO₂
7.4 μg/m³
Ozone
63.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Waupaca, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:55 AM
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
1:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Waupaca, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:28 AM
Moonset
1:53 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Waupaca, 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 →

Waupaca at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 66°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 12 (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 Waupaca

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.