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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
L 55°H 84°
Sparta, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    75%
    82°57°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    42%
    63°55°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    89%
    80°56°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    89%
    67°48°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    62°39°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    57°47°
Sparta, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
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
avg 5 · pk 15 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Sparta, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.8
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.02 inHg
Now
982.8
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
+5.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977983
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
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
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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).

ZIP codes in Sparta

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.