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Alma, Wisconsin Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Alma weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Alma, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 7:59 AM
69
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
87%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:29 AM
Sunset
3:54 PM
Alma, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAlma, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 20% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 67°H 84°
Alma, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    20%
    84°64°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    21%
    0.10″
    82°67°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    80°63°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    82°63°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    47%
    0.07″
    76°65°-6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    47%
    77°63°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    78°60°+1°
Alma, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
031° · veering 143°
Direction
NNE
031°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
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 4 · pk 14 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 185SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Alma, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.2
+1.9 mb in 3h · rising · 28.83 inHg
Now
976.2
mb
3h
+1.9
mb
12h
+1.5
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974977
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW976.7974.0976.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Alma, WI
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
-4 in 6hPeak ~38 @ 7 PM

AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
32μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Alma, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.0mi
UNLIMITED
53 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
12:59 UTC · Alma, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
12:59 UTC · Alma, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Alma, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Alma, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Alma, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:54 AM
Sunrise
12:29 AM
Daylight
15h 25m
Sunset
3:54 PM
Civil dusk
9:32 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Alma, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:09 PM
Moonset
10:09 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Alma, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Alma at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 54610

16-Day Forecast — Alma

  1. Sat84°64°20%
  2. Sun82°67°21%
  3. Mon80°63°3%
  4. Tue82°63°7%
  5. Wed76°65°47%
  6. Thu77°63°47%
  7. Fri78°60°13%
  8. Sat78°61°12%
  9. Sun72°56°10%
  10. Mon75°51°11%
  11. Tue77°58°9%
  12. Wed77°62°20%
  13. Thu81°65°19%
  14. Fri85°66°19%
  15. Sat84°68°26%
  16. Sun84°69°30%

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 — Alma

SPC includes Alma in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Alma

  • 54756
  • 54610

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.