Weather in Dorchester, Wisconsin
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dorchester, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 3:53 AM
59
°
Clear
Feels like
53°
Humidity
48%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Dorchester, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
10%
10p
56°
43%
11p
53°
57%
12a
52°
60%
1a
52°
17%
2a
52°
20%
3a
52°
4a
51°
5a
51°
6a
53°
7a
56°
8a
60°
9a
63°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
74°
1p
77°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
80°
5p
81°
6p
78°
7p
73°
16%
8p
70°
21%
9p
Dorchester, WI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle32%78°56°
- SundayMay 17Light Rain42%54°48°
- MondayMay 18Rain93%76°52°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers95%62°42°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—56°36°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—58°36°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle17%53°45°
Dorchester, WI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Dorchester, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
N
354° · veering 148°
Direction
N
354°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 11
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Dorchester, WI
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 3.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 4.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 1.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 73.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Dorchester, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:58 AM
Sunrise
5:30 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
1:59 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Dorchester, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:30 AM
- Moonset
- 2:01 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Dorchester, WI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Dorchester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°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).