Weather in Amherst, Wisconsin
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Amherst, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 3:49 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
36%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Sunset
8:18 PM
Amherst, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
10p
56°
11p
57°
15%
12a
53°
39%
1a
51°
55%
2a
51°
31%
3a
51°
32%
4a
50°
5a
51°
6a
51°
7a
54°
8a
59°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
72°
12p
75°
1p
77°
2p
79°
3p
81°
4p
81°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
75°
8p
72°
9p
Amherst, WI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast51%83°61°
- SundayMay 17Rain46%64°49°
- MondayMay 18Light Rain84%74°52°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers84%71°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—57°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—59°35°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle12%53°42°
Amherst, WI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Amherst, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
300° · veering 84°
Direction
WNW
300°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Amherst, WI
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 8.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 69.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Amherst, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:56 AM
Sunrise
5:28 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
8:18 PM
Civil dusk
1:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Amherst, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:28 AM
- Moonset
- 1:54 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Amherst, WI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Amherst at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 65°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 13 (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).