La Crosse, Virginia Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
La Crosse weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast38%—99°74°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers79%0.33″95°76°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers79%0.45″97°72°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle65%—92°70°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Showers25%0.60″97°71°+5°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle26%0.04″95°71°-2°
- SaturdayJul 11Heavy Drizzle45%0.12″98°70°+3°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 5.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.
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 30 now. With UV 5.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 5.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
La Crosse at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 23950
16-Day Forecast — La Crosse
- Sun99°74°38%
- Mon95°76°79%
- Tue97°72°79%
- Wed92°70°65%
- Thu97°71°25%
- Fri95°71°26%
- Sat98°70°45%
- Sun88°70°35%
- Mon92°64°20%
- Tue100°69°14%
- Wed87°70°14%
- Thu89°62°29%
- Fri93°64°32%
- Sat95°69°35%
- Sun99°71°29%
- Mon92°76°35%
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 — La Crosse
SPC has placed La Crosse in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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 La Crosse
- 23950