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Weather in North Prairie, Wisconsin

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

North Prairie, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 2:40 AM
72
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
73°
Humidity
53%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
North Prairie, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
9p
53°
10p
51°
11p
52°
12a
51°
1a
52°
21%
2a
52°
20%
3a
53°
16%
4a
54°
5a
54°
12%
6a
55°
7a
59°
8a
61°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
77°
5p
76°
6p
75°
7p
71°
8p
L 51°H 77°
North Prairie, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    90%
    82°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    43%
    79°53°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Rain
    61%
    76°64°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    54%
    71°51°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    56°39°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    58°36°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    63°44°
North Prairie, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
246° · backing 89°
Direction
WSW
246°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 8
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
avg 8 · pk 26 @ 7:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
North Prairie, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.7
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.84 inHg
Now
976.7
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
+3.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973978
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
North Prairie, WI
Air quality
57
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
9.5 μg/m³
PM 10
10.8 μg/m³
NO₂
19.9 μg/m³
Ozone
76.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
North Prairie, 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 41m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
1:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
North Prairie, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:31 AM
Moonset
1:44 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
North Prairie, 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 →

North Prairie at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 4 (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 North Prairie

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.