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Weather in Elk Mound, Wisconsin

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

Elk Mound, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 3:50 AM
64
°
Clear
Feels like
57°
Humidity
32%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Elk Mound, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
58°
70%
10p
58°
70%
11p
57°
29%
12a
56°
10%
1a
56°
2a
55°
3a
56°
4a
55°
5a
55°
6a
57°
7a
61°
8a
64°
9a
69°
10a
72°
11a
76°
12p
79°
1p
82°
2p
84°
3p
85°
4p
85°
5p
84°
6p
82°
7p
78°
14%
8p
75°
10%
9p
L 55°H 85°
Elk Mound, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    12%
    80°57°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    44%
    59°51°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    93%
    75°54°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    93%
    61°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    62°39°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    54°47°
Elk Mound, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
327° · veering 93°
Direction
NNW
327°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 10
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 10 · pk 32 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 93° from the nnw.
Elk Mound, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.2
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 28.86 inHg
Now
977.2
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
+0.8
mb
24h
+6.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970979
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Elk Mound, WI
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.8 μg/m³
PM 10
5.4 μg/m³
NO₂
3.9 μg/m³
Ozone
75.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Elk Mound, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:04 AM
Sunrise
5:36 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
2:04 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elk Mound, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:36 AM
Moonset
2:06 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Elk Mound, 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 →

Elk Mound at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 15 (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 Elk Mound

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.