Weather in Grafton, Wisconsin
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Grafton, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 2:53 AM
69
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
66°
Humidity
51%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Grafton, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
50°
9p
49°
10p
48°
11p
47°
12a
47°
1a
48°
2a
49°
18%
3a
50°
15%
4a
50°
5a
50°
21%
6a
51°
7a
56°
8a
62°
9a
64°
10a
68°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
75°
3p
75°
4p
72°
5p
68°
6p
66°
7p
61°
8p
Grafton, WI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain94%83°55°
- SundayMay 17Rain43%64°49°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Rain62%74°54°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers52%72°52°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—52°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—56°38°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—60°44°
Grafton, WI
Next 24 hours · Cold now
Grafton, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
221° · backing 28°
Direction
SW
221°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
32
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Grafton, WI
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 15.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 16.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 34.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 62.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Grafton, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:55 AM
Sunrise
5:26 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
1:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Grafton, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:28 AM
- Moonset
- 1:43 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Grafton, WI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Grafton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 6 (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).