Weather in Lancaster, Wisconsin
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lancaster, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 2:48 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
52%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Lancaster, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
9p
64°
13%
10p
61°
40%
11p
61°
23%
12a
58°
12%
1a
58°
2a
58°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
57°
6a
58°
7a
60°
8a
63°
9a
66°
10a
70°
11a
73°
12p
75°
1p
78°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
76°
8p
Lancaster, WI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain99%81°60°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm51%77°62°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm70%79°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers77%70°49°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—57°43°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—61°37°
- FridayMay 22Overcast—64°46°
Lancaster, WI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Lancaster, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
056° · backing 121°
Direction
NE
056°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
20
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Lancaster, WI
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 5.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 6.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 70.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Lancaster, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:07 AM
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Daylight
14h 41m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
1:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Lancaster, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:41 AM
- Moonset
- 1:53 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Lancaster, WI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Lancaster at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- 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).