Weather in Rio, Wisconsin
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rio, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 4:57 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
59°
Humidity
44%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Rio, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
11p
56°
12a
54°
32%
1a
53°
25%
2a
54°
25%
3a
53°
41%
4a
52°
14%
5a
53°
6a
56°
7a
59°
8a
62°
9a
66°
10a
69°
11a
73°
12p
76°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
81°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
76°
8p
73°
9p
71°
10p
Rio, WI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Rain97%81°60°
- SundayMay 17Rain72%65°52°
- MondayMay 18Showers64%76°57°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers71%70°49°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—58°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—61°36°
- FridayMay 22Overcast11%65°44°
Rio, WI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Rio, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
227° · veering 80°
Direction
SW
227°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 6
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
Rio, WI
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 9.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 18.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 55.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Rio, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:59 AM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
1:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rio, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:32 AM
- Moonset
- 1:50 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Rio, WI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Rio at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°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).