Barron, Wisconsin Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Barron weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast38%—81°63°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast19%—80°65°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——81°63°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast26%—83°65°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm57%0.47″72°62°-11°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast56%—80°56°+8°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——80°56°0°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 39 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 30 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 5.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 30
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 11:10 PM
- Moonset
- 10:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Barron at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 54812
16-Day Forecast — Barron
- Sat81°63°38%
- Sun80°65°19%
- Mon81°63°3%
- Tue83°65°26%
- Wed72°62°57%
- Thu80°56°56%
- Fri80°56°9%
- Sat74°60°10%
- Sun73°56°14%
- Mon77°52°7%
- Tue78°58°6%
- Wed81°61°15%
- Thu82°56°10%
- Fri85°65°20%
- Sat85°64°25%
- Sun85°70°29%
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 — Barron
SPC includes Barron 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 Barron
- 54812