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Weather in Whitelaw, Wisconsin

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Whitelaw, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 2:49 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
63°
Humidity
44%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Whitelaw, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
9p
51°
10p
50°
11p
50°
12a
50°
1a
51°
2a
52°
23%
3a
52°
24%
4a
53°
24%
5a
51°
6a
51°
7a
55°
8a
61°
9a
64°
10a
68°
11a
71°
12p
74°
1p
74°
2p
73°
3p
72°
4p
71°
5p
68°
6p
67°
7p
64°
8p
L 50°H 74°
Whitelaw, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    79%
    82°57°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    43%
    62°48°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    69%
    72°54°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    73%
    71°50°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    50°36°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    54°34°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    10%
    58°41°
Whitelaw, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
246° · backing 102°
Direction
WSW
246°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 10
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 27 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 102° from the wsw.
Whitelaw, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.6
+0.1 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 28.93 inHg
Now
979.6
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+1.5
mb
24h
+6.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973982
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Whitelaw, WI
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.1 μg/m³
PM 10
8.4 μg/m³
NO₂
7.4 μg/m³
Ozone
76.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Whitelaw, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:51 AM
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
1:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Whitelaw, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:23 AM
Moonset
1:46 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Whitelaw, WI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Whitelaw at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 11 (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 Whitelaw

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.