Bancroft, Wisconsin Weather
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Bancroft weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast12%—80°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——79°63°-1°
- MondayJul 6Clear——77°58°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——82°61°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm52%0.09″74°67°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle54%0.01″76°64°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle15%—69°59°-7°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 32 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 42 now. With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 32 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 5.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 32
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 10:59 PM
- Moonset
- 9:59 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bancroft at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°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: 54921
16-Day Forecast — Bancroft
- Sat80°66°12%
- Sun79°63°4%
- Mon77°58°1%
- Tue82°61°4%
- Wed74°67°52%
- Thu76°64°54%
- Fri69°59°15%
- Sat75°58°10%
- Sun76°54°10%
- Mon74°54°10%
- Tue81°59°7%
- Wed80°64°20%
- Thu81°62°23%
- Fri82°63°26%
- Sat68°56°30%
- Sun76°50°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 — Bancroft
SPC includes Bancroft 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 Bancroft
- 54921