Weather in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elkhart Lake, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 2:53 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
42%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Elkhart Lake, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
9p
53°
10p
52°
11p
52°
12a
53°
1a
55°
12%
2a
54°
23%
3a
54°
23%
4a
53°
25%
5a
53°
11%
6a
53°
7a
57°
8a
63°
9a
66°
10a
70°
11a
72°
12p
74°
1p
77°
2p
77°
3p
78°
4p
80°
5p
77°
6p
74°
7p
71°
8p
Elkhart Lake, WI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle89%82°59°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain42%64°51°
- MondayMay 18Showers64%74°57°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers68%70°50°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—50°37°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—55°34°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—58°41°
Elkhart Lake, WI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Elkhart Lake, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
233° · steady
Direction
SW
233°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
38
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Elkhart Lake, WI
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 76.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Elkhart Lake, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:53 AM
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
1:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elkhart Lake, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:25 AM
- Moonset
- 1:46 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Elkhart Lake, WI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Elkhart Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 9 (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).