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Weather in Star Prairie, Wisconsin

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

Star Prairie, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 3:46 AM
61
°
Clear
Feels like
55°
Humidity
42%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Sunset
8:34 PM
Star Prairie, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
45%
10p
58°
11%
11p
58°
12a
58°
1a
58°
10%
2a
58°
3a
57°
4a
57°
5a
57°
6a
58°
7a
61°
8a
65°
9a
71°
10a
74°
11a
78°
12p
82°
1p
84°
2p
86°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
82°
7p
76°
8p
72°
9p
L 57°H 86°
Star Prairie, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    78°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    51%
    65°51°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    88%
    67°55°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    88%
    55°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    10%
    62°41°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    53°47°
Star Prairie, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
022° · backing 175°
Direction
NNE
022°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 10
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 10 · pk 30 @ 12:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 175° from the nne.
Star Prairie, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.2
+0.6 mb in 3h · steady · 28.92 inHg
Now
979.2
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
+1.2
mb
24h
+7.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 972981
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Star Prairie, WI
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.8 μg/m³
PM 10
3.0 μg/m³
NO₂
2.6 μg/m³
Ozone
72.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Star Prairie, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:06 AM
Sunrise
5:38 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
8:34 PM
Civil dusk
2:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Star Prairie, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:38 AM
Moonset
2:11 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Star Prairie, 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 →

Star Prairie at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 17 (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 Star Prairie

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.