Weather in Waukesha, Wisconsin
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Waukesha, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 3:43 AM
68
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
68°
Humidity
66%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Waukesha, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
10p
51°
11p
50°
12a
51°
1a
51°
17%
2a
51°
20%
3a
53°
15%
4a
53°
5a
53°
12%
6a
54°
7a
58°
8a
61°
9a
62°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
75°
3p
76°
4p
77°
5p
76°
6p
75°
7p
71°
8p
69°
9p
Waukesha, WI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Drizzle91%83°60°
- SundayMay 17Rain44%69°50°
- MondayMay 18Rain66%76°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers47%71°51°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—55°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—57°37°
- FridayMay 22Overcast11%61°44°
Waukesha, WI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Waukesha, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
178° · veering 34°
Direction
S
178°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
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
Waukesha, WI
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 11.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 29.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 64.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Waukesha, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:57 AM
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
1:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Waukesha, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:30 AM
- Moonset
- 1:43 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Waukesha, WI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Waukesha at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- 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).