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Weather in Westby, Wisconsin

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Westby, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 1:39 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
30%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
Westby, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
8p
65°
9p
60°
18%
10p
58°
39%
11p
58°
38%
12a
55°
38%
1a
54°
25%
2a
54°
3a
54°
4a
54°
5a
55°
6a
58°
7a
60°
8a
65°
9a
67°
10a
70°
11a
74°
12p
76°
1p
79°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
81°
7p
L 54°H 82°
Westby, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Drizzle
    91%
    81°58°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    44%
    77°53°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    85%
    73°62°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    85%
    64°46°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    57°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    59°37°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    56°47°
Westby, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
302° · veering 119°
Direction
WNW
302°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 6
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 6 · pk 22 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Westby, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
964.9
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.49 inHg
Now
964.9
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
+5.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 959966
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Westby, WI
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.3 μg/m³
PM 10
9.1 μg/m³
NO₂
5.2 μg/m³
Ozone
76.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Westby, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:05 AM
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
1:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Westby, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:38 AM
Moonset
1:58 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Westby, 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 →

Westby at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 8 (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 Westby

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.