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Weather in Whitewater, Wisconsin

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

Whitewater, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 5:58 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
81%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Whitewater, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
12a
53°
1a
53°
26%
2a
54°
19%
3a
54°
16%
4a
55°
5a
55°
12%
6a
56°
7a
60°
8a
63°
9a
65°
10a
69°
11a
72°
12p
73°
1p
76°
2p
78°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
73°
8p
71°
9p
69°
10p
68°
11p
L 53°H 79°
Whitewater, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    67%
    80°54°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    69%
    78°63°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    54%
    69°47°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    58°41°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    61°39°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Rain
    11%
    54°45°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Drizzle
    11%
    56°42°
Whitewater, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
155° · backing 17°
Direction
SSE
155°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
27
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
avg 7 · pk 27 @ 6:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 17° from the sse.
Whitewater, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.6
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 28.99 inHg
Now
981.6
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
+3.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978984
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Whitewater, WI
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.9 μg/m³
PM 10
10.1 μg/m³
NO₂
27.5 μg/m³
Ozone
46.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Whitewater, 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 43m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
1:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Whitewater, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:33 AM
Moonset
1:45 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Whitewater, 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 →

Whitewater at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 3 (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 Whitewater

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.