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Weather in Washburn, Wisconsin

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

Washburn, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 2:35 AM
52
°
Clear
Feels like
47°
Humidity
50%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Sunset
8:32 PM
Washburn, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
33%
9p
60°
52%
10p
58°
37%
11p
56°
35%
12a
55°
35%
1a
55°
31%
2a
54°
3a
54°
4a
53°
5a
53°
6a
55°
7a
58°
8a
63°
9a
68°
10a
73°
11a
77°
12p
80°
1p
82°
2p
83°
3p
84°
4p
83°
5p
82°
6p
79°
7p
76°
8p
L 53°H 84°
Washburn, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    77°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    62%
    51°43°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Rain
    79%
    53°45°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    91%
    46°39°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    51°38°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    12%
    64°38°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    56°44°
Washburn, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
028° · veering 118°
Direction
NNE
028°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 13
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 13 · pk 38 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Washburn, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.1
-1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.09 inHg
Now
985.1
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
+5.6
mb
24h
+10.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 975987
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Washburn, WI
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.3 μg/m³
PM 10
0.3 μg/m³
NO₂
1.4 μg/m³
Ozone
57.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Washburn, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:53 AM
Sunrise
5:27 AM
Daylight
15h 05m
Sunset
8:32 PM
Civil dusk
2:09 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Washburn, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:24 AM
Moonset
2:11 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Washburn, 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 →

Washburn at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 26 (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 Washburn

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.