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Weather in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin

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

Blue Mounds, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 2:48 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
44%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Blue Mounds, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
9p
64°
10p
63°
11p
61°
17%
12a
57°
27%
1a
57°
2a
57°
25%
3a
57°
15%
4a
56°
5a
56°
6a
58°
7a
60°
8a
63°
9a
66°
10a
69°
11a
73°
12p
74°
1p
77°
2p
79°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
80°
6p
80°
7p
76°
8p
L 56°H 81°
Blue Mounds, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    94%
    83°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    53%
    73°55°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    65%
    76°61°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    65%
    69°48°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    57°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    60°35°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    63°44°
Blue Mounds, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
285° · veering 102°
Direction
WNW
285°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
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 6 · pk 20 @ 7:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Blue Mounds, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
962.5
-1.0 mb in 3h · steady · 28.42 inHg
Now
962.5
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
+3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 959965
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Blue Mounds, WI
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
7.4 μg/m³
PM 10
9.0 μg/m³
NO₂
11.9 μg/m³
Ozone
55.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Blue Mounds, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:03 AM
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Daylight
14h 42m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
1:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Blue Mounds, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:37 AM
Moonset
1:50 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Blue Mounds, 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 →

Blue Mounds at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°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).

ZIP codes in Blue Mounds

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.