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
West Salem, WI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Heavy Drizzle81%83°58°
- SundayMay 17Rain63%61°55°
- MondayMay 18Showers90%80°58°
- TuesdayMay 19Showers94%66°47°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°42°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—61°39°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle14%56°47°
West Salem, WI
Next 24 hours · Cool now
West Salem, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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).