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Weather in West Salem, Wisconsin

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

West Salem, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 4:53 AM
62
°
Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
46%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
West Salem, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
41%
11p
59°
48%
12a
57°
38%
1a
55°
16%
2a
55°
3a
55°
4a
56°
5a
56°
6a
58°
7a
62°
8a
65°
9a
69°
10a
73°
11a
76°
12p
79°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
84°
4p
85°
5p
85°
6p
83°
7p
83°
21%
8p
71°
28%
9p
72°
43%
10p
L 55°H 85°
West Salem, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Heavy Drizzle
    81%
    83°58°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Rain
    63%
    61°55°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Showers
    90%
    80°58°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    94%
    66°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°42°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    61°39°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    56°47°
West Salem, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
090° · backing 180°
Direction
E
090°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 5
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 5 · pk 25 @ 4:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
West Salem, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.0
+1.4 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.06 inHg
Now
984.0
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
+6.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978985
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
West Salem, WI
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
11.3 μg/m³
PM 10
13.2 μg/m³
NO₂
15.6 μg/m³
Ozone
58.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
West Salem, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:05 AM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
1:58 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
West Salem, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:38 AM
Moonset
2:00 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
West Salem, 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 →

West Salem at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 9 (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 West Salem

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.