Weather in Nelson, Wisconsin
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Nelson, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 1:38 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
25%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Nelson, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
69°
24%
8p
58°
57%
9p
58°
76%
10p
58°
37%
11p
59°
16%
12a
58°
1a
58°
2a
59°
3a
57°
4a
57°
5a
57°
6a
58°
7a
63°
8a
67°
9a
71°
10a
75°
11a
79°
12p
82°
1p
85°
2p
87°
3p
88°
4p
88°
5p
85°
6p
84°
7p
Nelson, WI
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast25%82°56°
- SundayMay 17Light Drizzle33%66°57°
- MondayMay 18Showers94%71°61°
- TuesdayMay 19Rain94%62°46°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—59°38°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—61°40°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle—54°48°
Nelson, WI
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Nelson, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNW
342° · backing 133°
Direction
NNW
342°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
29
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Nelson, WI
Air quality
72
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 7.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 8.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 99.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.1 Low
Nelson, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:07 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
2:04 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Nelson, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:39 AM
- Moonset
- 2:05 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Nelson, WI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
Nelson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 13 (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).