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Weather in Mineral Point, Wisconsin

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mineral Point, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 1:33 AM
73
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
42%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Mineral Point, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
8p
63°
9p
62°
10p
62°
15%
11p
60°
27%
12a
59°
14%
1a
56°
2a
58°
13%
3a
57°
4a
57°
5a
57°
6a
60°
7a
61°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
72°
12p
74°
1p
78°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
81°
5p
82°
6p
80°
7p
L 56°H 82°
Mineral Point, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Drizzle
    88%
    82°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    52%
    82°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    65%
    78°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    65%
    70°49°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    58°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    61°37°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    62°44°
Mineral Point, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
217° · backing 138°
Direction
SW
217°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
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 6 · pk 17 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Mineral Point, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
971.1
-0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 28.68 inHg
Now
971.1
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
+3.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 967973
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mineral Point, WI
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.9 μg/m³
PM 10
6.0 μg/m³
NO₂
5.6 μg/m³
Ozone
66.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Mineral Point, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:05 AM
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
1:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mineral Point, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:39 AM
Moonset
1:51 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Mineral Point, WI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mineral Point at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above 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 Mineral Point

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.