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Weather in Plain, Wisconsin

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

Plain, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 1:37 AM
73
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
70°
Humidity
36%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Plain, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
8p
63°
9p
63°
10p
62°
15%
11p
59°
31%
12a
59°
20%
1a
57°
16%
2a
58°
31%
3a
57°
23%
4a
56°
5a
56°
6a
59°
7a
63°
8a
66°
9a
69°
10a
72°
11a
75°
12p
76°
1p
79°
2p
81°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
81°
7p
L 56°H 83°
Plain, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    93%
    84°60°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    45%
    82°54°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    81%
    79°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    81%
    71°50°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    62°36°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    64°45°
Plain, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
305° · backing 25°
Direction
NW
305°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
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 5 · pk 16 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Plain, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.8
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.99 inHg
Now
981.8
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
+4.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977983
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Plain, WI
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.5 μg/m³
PM 10
7.9 μg/m³
NO₂
7.2 μg/m³
Ozone
59.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Plain, 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 44m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
1:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Plain, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:36 AM
Moonset
1:52 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Plain, 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 →

Plain at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 6 (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 Plain

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.