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Weather in Chetek, Wisconsin

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

Chetek, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 3:47 AM
59
°
Clear
Feels like
53°
Humidity
52%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
Chetek, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
77%
10p
57°
67%
11p
56°
18%
12a
56°
1a
56°
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
54°
5a
53°
6a
56°
7a
60°
8a
63°
9a
68°
10a
72°
11a
76°
12p
80°
1p
83°
2p
85°
3p
86°
4p
85°
5p
85°
6p
82°
7p
78°
8p
72°
9p
L 53°H 86°
Chetek, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    78°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Heavy Rain
    49%
    60°48°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    84%
    72°53°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    92%
    61°43°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°34°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    61°38°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    53°45°
Chetek, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
043° · veering 167°
Direction
NE
043°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 9 · pk 30 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 167° from the ne.
Chetek, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
974.9
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 28.79 inHg
Now
974.9
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+1.7
mb
24h
+7.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 967977
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Chetek, WI
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.4 μg/m³
PM 10
3.7 μg/m³
NO₂
2.7 μg/m³
Ozone
72.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Chetek, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:02 AM
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
2:06 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chetek, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:34 AM
Moonset
2:08 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Chetek, 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 →

Chetek at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 18 (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 Chetek

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.