Weather in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Prairie du Chien, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
42%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
Prairie du Chien, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
68°
11%
9p
64°
34%
10p
62°
36%
11p
62°
12%
12a
59°
11%
1a
59°
10%
2a
58°
3a
58°
4a
57°
5a
57°
6a
58°
7a
62°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
73°
11a
75°
12p
78°
1p
81°
2p
83°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
83°
7p
79°
8p
Prairie du Chien, WI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Rain96%82°62°
- SundayMay 17Thunderstorm64%73°63°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm86%80°62°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers86%72°49°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—63°39°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle—62°50°
Prairie du Chien, WI
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Prairie du Chien, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NE
056° · backing 102°
Direction
NE
056°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Prairie du Chien, WI
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 6.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 70.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Prairie du Chien, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:08 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
1:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Prairie du Chien, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:42 AM
- Moonset
- 1:56 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Prairie du Chien, WI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Prairie du Chien at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°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).