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Weather in Mattoon, Wisconsin

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

Mattoon, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 2:52 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
31%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Mattoon, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
57°
9p
55°
10p
53°
11p
55°
12a
53°
22%
1a
49°
40%
2a
49°
30%
3a
50°
22%
4a
51°
13%
5a
50°
19%
6a
50°
7a
52°
8a
56°
9a
60°
10a
64°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
74°
2p
77°
3p
79°
4p
80°
5p
79°
6p
76°
7p
72°
8p
L 49°H 80°
Mattoon, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    38%
    80°60°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    45%
    57°48°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    87%
    73°50°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    87%
    65°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    57°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    59°34°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    54°41°
Mattoon, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
299° · veering 31°
Direction
WNW
299°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
37
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
avg 10 · pk 37 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 31° from the wnw.
Mattoon, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
964.7
-1.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.49 inHg
Now
964.7
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
+4.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 959967
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mattoon, WI
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
4.5 μg/m³
PM 10
5.1 μg/m³
NO₂
1.5 μg/m³
Ozone
84.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Mattoon, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:53 AM
Sunrise
5:25 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
1:54 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mattoon, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:24 AM
Moonset
1:56 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Mattoon, 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 →

Mattoon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 65°F — typical for the season
  • 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 Mattoon

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.