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Weather in Ladysmith, Wisconsin

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

Ladysmith, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 2:37 AM
58
°
Clear
Feels like
50°
Humidity
48%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Ladysmith, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
20%
9p
59°
56%
10p
56°
79%
11p
55°
48%
12a
55°
30%
1a
54°
11%
2a
54°
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
53°
6a
55°
7a
58°
8a
61°
9a
65°
10a
68°
11a
72°
12p
75°
1p
78°
2p
81°
3p
82°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
77°
7p
74°
8p
L 53°H 82°
Ladysmith, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    77°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    51%
    59°45°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    86%
    73°53°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Showers
    93%
    62°42°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    60°35°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    11%
    61°37°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    55°45°
Ladysmith, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
018° · backing 111°
Direction
NNE
018°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 33 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Ladysmith, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
970.2
-1.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.65 inHg
Now
970.2
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
+0.8
mb
24h
+6.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 964973
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ladysmith, WI
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.9 μg/m³
PM 10
3.2 μg/m³
NO₂
1.0 μg/m³
Ozone
78.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Ladysmith, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:59 AM
Sunrise
5:32 AM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
2:04 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ladysmith, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:31 AM
Moonset
2:06 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Ladysmith, 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 →

Ladysmith at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 19 (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 Ladysmith

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.