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Bell Center, Wisconsin Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Bell Center, WI
Sunday, July 5 at 11:40 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
65%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:29 AM
Sunset
3:46 PM
Bell Center, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBell Center, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 83°
Bell Center, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    83°68°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    84°66°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    82°65°-2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    54%
    0.01″
    82°68°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    54%
    78°67°-4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    12%
    79°63°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    83°66°+4°
Bell Center, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
043° · backing 47°
Direction
NE
043°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 3
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 3 · pk 35 @ 6:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 113SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Bell Center, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.3
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.24 inHg
Now
990.3
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+2.0
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.0987.2990.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bell Center, WI
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.96 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
65μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 7.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 32 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
7.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 32

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Bell Center, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
7%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
54.8mi
UNLIMITED
54 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
16:40 UTC · Bell Center, 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
16:40 UTC · Bell Center, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bell Center, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bell Center, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bell Center, WI
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:55 AM
Sunrise
12:29 AM
Daylight
15h 17m
Sunset
3:46 PM
Civil dusk
9:22 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Bell Center, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 PM
Moonset
11:14 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bell Center, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bell Center at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Bell Center

  1. Sun83°68°5%
  2. Mon84°66°1%
  3. Tue82°65°4%
  4. Wed82°68°54%
  5. Thu78°67°54%
  6. Fri79°63°12%
  7. Sat83°66°8%
  8. Sun85°69°8%
  9. Mon91°73°6%
  10. Tue89°65°7%
  11. Wed77°59°12%
  12. Thu78°59°23%
  13. Fri84°62°19%
  14. Sat86°72°32%
  15. Sun86°70°18%
  16. Mon89°71°19%

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 — Bell Center

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Bell Center

  • 54631

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.