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Weather in Shell Lake, Wisconsin

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

Shell Lake, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 1:31 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
58°
Humidity
34%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Shell Lake, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
36%
8p
59°
67%
9p
57°
54%
10p
57°
34%
11p
56°
12a
56°
11%
1a
56°
18%
2a
55°
3a
54°
4a
54°
5a
54°
6a
55°
7a
60°
8a
64°
9a
71°
10a
72°
11a
77°
12p
80°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
81°
6p
79°
7p
L 54°H 83°
Shell Lake, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    76°51°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Drizzle
    63%
    63°47°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Rain
    78%
    62°55°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    91%
    54°41°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    59°32°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    11%
    62°38°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    52°45°
Shell Lake, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
329° · veering 99°
Direction
NNW
329°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
34
avg 11
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 11 · pk 34 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 99° from the nnw.
Shell Lake, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
968.8
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 28.61 inHg
Now
968.8
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
+1.3
mb
24h
+6.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 962970
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Shell Lake, WI
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.2 μg/m³
PM 10
3.5 μg/m³
NO₂
1.0 μg/m³
Ozone
88.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
Shell Lake, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:01 AM
Sunrise
5:34 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
2:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Shell Lake, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:33 AM
Moonset
2:11 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Shell Lake, 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 →

Shell Lake 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 Shell Lake

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.