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Weather in Onalaska, Washington

Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Onalaska, WA
Sunday, May 17 at 12:37 AM
52
°
Overcast
Feels like
46°
Humidity
70%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Sunset
8:39 PM
Onalaska, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
41%
5p
53°
18%
6p
52°
37%
7p
51°
36%
8p
50°
38%
9p
50°
31%
10p
50°
16%
11p
49°
12a
48°
1a
47°
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
45°
5a
43°
6a
45°
7a
47°
8a
48°
21%
9a
49°
40%
10a
49°
68%
11a
49°
76%
12p
50°
87%
1p
48°
92%
2p
48°
94%
3p
50°
80%
4p
L 43°H 53°
Onalaska, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Snow
    60%
    53°44°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    61°41°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    66°44°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    63°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    70°43°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Mostly Clear
    76°42°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    71°44°
Onalaska, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
303° · veering 25°
Direction
WNW
303°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 6
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 6 · pk 21 @ 3:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 25° from the wnw.
Onalaska, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.4
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.63 inHg
Now
1003.4
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
+1.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021004
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Onalaska, WA
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
2.5 μg/m³
PM 10
4.1 μg/m³
NO₂
0.6 μg/m³
Ozone
69.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.1 Low
Onalaska, WA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:01 PM
Sunrise
5:35 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
8:39 PM
Civil dusk
4:16 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Onalaska, WA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:36 PM
Moonset
4:25 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Onalaska, WA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Shoots and Sprouts Rise in Ranks

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Onalaska at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 25 (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 Onalaska

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.