Weather in Sussex, Wisconsin
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sussex, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 2:53 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
50%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Sussex, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
9p
51°
10p
50°
11p
49°
12a
50°
1a
50°
18%
2a
50°
21%
3a
52°
16%
4a
52°
12%
5a
52°
19%
6a
54°
7a
57°
8a
60°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
77°
5p
76°
6p
75°
7p
71°
8p
Sussex, WI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Rain91%82°60°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain41%65°52°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Rain58%76°56°
- TuesdayMay 19Rain53%70°51°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—54°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—57°35°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—60°42°
Sussex, WI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Sussex, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
194° · backing 76°
Direction
SSW
194°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Sussex, WI
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 21.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 79.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Sussex, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:56 AM
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
1:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sussex, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:29 AM
- Moonset
- 1:44 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sussex, WI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Sussex at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°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).