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Weather in Ellsworth, Wisconsin

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ellsworth, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 1:40 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
29%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
Ellsworth, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
51%
8p
58°
69%
9p
57°
61%
10p
57°
42%
11p
58°
12a
58°
1a
58°
2a
57°
3a
57°
4a
56°
5a
56°
6a
57°
7a
61°
8a
65°
9a
70°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
81°
1p
83°
2p
84°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
86°
6p
81°
7p
L 56°H 86°
Ellsworth, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    78°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    50%
    60°50°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    90%
    65°57°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    90%
    57°43°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    58°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    13%
    60°39°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    13%
    52°46°
Ellsworth, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
342° · veering 162°
Direction
NNW
342°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 8
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
avg 8 · pk 31 @ 1:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 162° from the nnw.
Ellsworth, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
967.2
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 28.56 inHg
Now
967.2
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
+5.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 962969
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ellsworth, WI
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
5.5 μg/m³
PM 10
6.5 μg/m³
NO₂
2.4 μg/m³
Ozone
101.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Ellsworth, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:07 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
2:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ellsworth, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:40 AM
Moonset
2:09 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Ellsworth, 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 →

Ellsworth at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 14 (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 Ellsworth

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.