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Weather in River Falls, Wisconsin

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

River Falls, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 3:42 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
34%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
River Falls, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
59%
10p
59°
19%
11p
60°
12a
61°
1a
60°
2a
60°
3a
60°
4a
59°
5a
58°
6a
59°
7a
63°
8a
66°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
79°
12p
82°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
86°
6p
81°
7p
78°
8p
73°
9p
L 58°H 86°
River Falls, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Partly Cloudy
    80°53°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    45%
    67°53°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    91%
    68°57°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    91%
    56°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    62°41°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    19%
    54°47°
River Falls, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
014° · backing 159°
Direction
NNE
014°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
32
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 32 @ 3:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 159° from the nne.
River Falls, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.8
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 28.93 inHg
Now
979.8
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
+6.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973981
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
River Falls, WI
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.9 μg/m³
PM 10
5.4 μg/m³
NO₂
6.3 μg/m³
Ozone
79.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
River Falls, 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 53m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
2:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
River Falls, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:40 AM
Moonset
2:10 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
River Falls, 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 →

River Falls at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 65°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 15 (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 River Falls

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.