Appleton, Minnesota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Appleton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain16%0.59″88°64°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——88°64°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast31%—89°66°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle44%—93°68°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers67%0.13″80°64°-13°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast22%—81°60°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle15%—90°63°+9°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 5.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 28
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 10:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Appleton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 56208
16-Day Forecast — Appleton
- Sat88°64°16%
- Sun88°64°8%
- Mon89°66°31%
- Tue93°68°44%
- Wed80°64°67%
- Thu81°60°22%
- Fri90°63°15%
- Sat76°60°17%
- Sun78°54°13%
- Mon83°56°8%
- Tue93°65°8%
- Wed85°64°9%
- Thu90°58°14%
- Fri95°68°20%
- Sat96°68°14%
- Sun106°75°19%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Appleton
SPC has placed Appleton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Appleton
- 56208