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

Athens, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
62
°
Clear
Feels like
57°
Humidity
36%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Athens, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
9p
58°
10p
59°
24%
11p
52°
49%
12a
52°
62%
1a
52°
32%
2a
52°
22%
3a
52°
15%
4a
52°
5a
50°
6a
52°
7a
55°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
74°
1p
76°
2p
79°
3p
81°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
74°
16%
8p
L 50°H 81°
Athens, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    37%
    77°57°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    40%
    55°49°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    86%
    76°51°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    88%
    62°42°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    57°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    58°35°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    53°44°
Athens, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
283° · veering 68°
Direction
WNW
283°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 11
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 11 · pk 33 @ 1:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 68° from the wnw.
Athens, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
960.4
-0.9 mb in 3h · steady · 28.36 inHg
Now
960.4
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
+5.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 955962
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Athens, WI
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.7 μg/m³
PM 10
5.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
79.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Athens, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:57 AM
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
1:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Athens, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:29 AM
Moonset
2:01 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Athens, 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 →

Athens at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 16 (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 Athens

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.