Weather in Rochester, Wisconsin
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rochester, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 2:43 AM
72
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
57%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Rochester, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
9p
52°
10p
51°
11p
51°
12a
50°
1a
51°
10%
2a
50°
20%
3a
52°
12%
4a
52°
5a
53°
6a
55°
7a
58°
8a
60°
9a
61°
10a
65°
11a
68°
12p
71°
1p
73°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
77°
5p
76°
6p
74°
7p
70°
8p
Rochester, WI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain79%83°59°
- SundayMay 17Rain36%85°54°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Rain51%77°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers51%72°53°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—57°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—59°38°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—62°46°
Rochester, WI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Rochester, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
151° · backing 74°
Direction
SSE
151°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
17
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
Rochester, 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
Rochester, 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 40m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
1:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rochester, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:31 AM
- Moonset
- 1:42 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Rochester, WI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Rochester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 2 (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).