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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
L 57°H 85°
Prairie du Chien, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Rain
    96%
    82°62°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    64%
    73°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Thunderstorm
    86%
    80°62°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    86%
    72°49°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°46°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    63°39°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    62°50°
Prairie du Chien, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 5 · pk 17 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 102° from the ne.
Prairie du Chien, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.1
-1.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.12 inHg
Now
986.1
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
+2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983989
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Prairie du Chien

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.