Weather in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Beaver Dam, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 4:57 AM
62
°
Overcast
Feels like
61°
Humidity
71%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Beaver Dam, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
11p
54°
12a
54°
21%
1a
54°
25%
2a
55°
25%
3a
55°
25%
4a
53°
33%
5a
53°
6a
56°
7a
60°
8a
63°
9a
66°
10a
68°
11a
72°
12p
74°
1p
76°
2p
78°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
80°
6p
78°
7p
75°
8p
71°
9p
69°
10p
Beaver Dam, WI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain93%82°58°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain72%63°52°
- MondayMay 18Showers61%76°56°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers70%69°49°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—55°39°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—59°35°
- FridayMay 22Overcast11%62°44°
Beaver Dam, WI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Beaver Dam, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
177° · backing 6°
Direction
S
177°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
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
Beaver Dam, WI
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 19.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 58.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Beaver Dam, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:58 AM
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
1:48 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Beaver Dam, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:31 AM
- Moonset
- 1:48 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Beaver Dam, WI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Beaver Dam at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 7 (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).