Babcock, Wisconsin Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Babcock weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast16%—80°65°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——80°64°0°
- MondayJul 6Clear——78°59°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——83°63°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail59%0.02″74°68°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast59%—77°61°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle12%—73°61°-4°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~65%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 4.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:01 PM
- Moonset
- 10:02 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Babcock at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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: 54413
16-Day Forecast — Babcock
- Sat80°65°16%
- Sun80°64°6%
- Mon78°59°2%
- Tue83°63°4%
- Wed74°68°59%
- Thu77°61°59%
- Fri73°61°12%
- Sat75°56°10%
- Sun76°53°10%
- Mon75°54°10%
- Tue82°59°8%
- Wed80°64°23%
- Thu82°62°23%
- Fri82°64°32%
- Sat68°57°21%
- Sun76°51°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 — Babcock
SPC includes Babcock in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Babcock
- 54413