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Weather in Bancroft, Wisconsin

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bancroft, WI
Sunday, May 17 at 2:51 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
32%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Sunset
8:19 PM
Bancroft, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
9p
58°
10p
57°
11p
55°
28%
12a
51°
42%
1a
52°
51%
2a
51°
44%
3a
51°
29%
4a
49°
5a
50°
6a
52°
7a
56°
8a
59°
9a
64°
10a
69°
11a
72°
12p
75°
1p
77°
2p
80°
3p
81°
4p
82°
5p
81°
6p
80°
7p
76°
8p
L 49°H 82°
Bancroft, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Drizzle
    61%
    83°59°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Light Rain
    43%
    63°50°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Drizzle
    81%
    74°53°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    82%
    70°47°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    56°40°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    59°38°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    53°44°
Bancroft, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
288° · veering 111°
Direction
WNW
288°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
27
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 27 @ 4:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 111° from the wnw.
Bancroft, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
971.5
+0.3 mb in 3h · rising · 28.69 inHg
Now
971.5
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
+4.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 966973
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bancroft, WI
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
9.3 μg/m³
PM 10
10.9 μg/m³
NO₂
6.5 μg/m³
Ozone
83.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Bancroft, WI
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:57 AM
Sunrise
5:29 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
8:19 PM
Civil dusk
1:53 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Bancroft, WI
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:30 AM
Moonset
1:55 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Bancroft, WI
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bancroft at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 12 (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 Bancroft

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.