Weather in Athens, Wisconsin
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
Athens, WI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast37%77°57°
- SundayMay 17Rain40%55°49°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle86%76°51°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers88%62°42°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—57°37°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—58°35°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle10%53°44°
Athens, WI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Athens, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).