Weather in Sparta, Wisconsin
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sparta, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 2:36 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
36%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Sparta, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
9p
58°
16%
10p
57°
45%
11p
57°
40%
12a
55°
53%
1a
55°
31%
2a
55°
3a
55°
4a
55°
5a
56°
6a
58°
7a
61°
8a
66°
9a
69°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
79°
1p
81°
2p
83°
3p
84°
4p
84°
5p
83°
6p
79°
7p
78°
21%
8p
Sparta, WI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Light Drizzle75%82°57°
- SundayMay 17Rain42%63°55°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers89%80°56°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers89%67°48°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°41°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—62°39°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle—57°47°
Sparta, WI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Sparta, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNW
342° · veering 167°
Direction
NNW
342°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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
Sparta, WI
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 7.5 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.2 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 80.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Sparta, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:04 AM
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
1:57 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Sparta, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:37 AM
- Moonset
- 1:59 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sparta, WI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Sparta at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 10 (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).