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Weather in Birchwood, Wisconsin

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

Birchwood, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
31%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Sunset
8:31 PM
Birchwood, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
21%
8p
60°
58%
9p
57°
68%
10p
56°
56%
11p
56°
22%
12a
55°
13%
1a
55°
10%
2a
54°
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
58°
8a
61°
9a
65°
10a
70°
11a
74°
12p
77°
1p
81°
2p
82°
3p
82°
4p
81°
5p
79°
6p
77°
7p
L 53°H 82°
Birchwood, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    76°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    55%
    62°47°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    84%
    64°55°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    92%
    59°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    61°32°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    11%
    63°38°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    53°44°
Birchwood, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
328° · veering 90°
Direction
NNW
328°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 9
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 9 · pk 33 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 90° from the nnw.
Birchwood, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
967.1
-0.5 mb in 3h · rising · 28.56 inHg
Now
967.1
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
+1.2
mb
24h
+6.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 960968
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Birchwood, WI
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.6 μg/m³
PM 10
4.0 μg/m³
NO₂
1.1 μg/m³
Ozone
87.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Birchwood, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:00 AM
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
8:31 PM
Civil dusk
2:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Birchwood, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:32 AM
Moonset
2:09 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Birchwood, 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 →

Birchwood at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 65°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 20 (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 Birchwood

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.