Milwaukee, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Milwaukee weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——97°74°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——100°76°+3°
- MondayJul 6Showers76%0.12″96°74°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers71%0.40″95°73°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm48%0.01″85°72°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle16%—95°69°+10°
- FridayJul 10Overcast27%—101°77°+6°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.84 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 38 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- 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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Milwaukee at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Milwaukee
- Sat97°74°4%
- Sun100°76°4%
- Mon96°74°76%
- Tue95°73°71%
- Wed85°72°48%
- Thu95°69°16%
- Fri101°77°27%
- Sat85°74°41%
- Sun86°70°36%
- Mon84°67°25%
- Tue88°63°21%
- Wed96°67°52%
- Thu94°68°44%
- Fri93°69°46%
- Sat94°69°48%
- Sun95°70°45%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Milwaukee
SPC has placed Milwaukee in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Milwaukee
- 27820