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Beloit, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

Beloit, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 11:12 AM
78
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
83%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:24 AM
Sunset
3:36 PM
Beloit, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBeloit, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 65°H 83°
Beloit, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    52%
    83°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    14%
    82°65°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    80°62°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°58°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    17%
    81°61°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    50%
    0.24″
    76°65°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    34%
    79°60°+3°
Beloit, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
057° · veering 152°
Direction
ENE
057°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 5
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 5 · pk 23 @ 12:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 189SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Beloit, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.8
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.11 inHg
Now
985.8
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.6985.5985.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Beloit, WI
Air quality
28
AQI
Good
+1 in 6hPeak ~40 @ 10 PM

AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5Good
6.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
78μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
4.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 14

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.73 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.73
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Beloit, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
36%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
34.5mi
UNLIMITED
44 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
16:12 UTC · Beloit, 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
16:12 UTC · Beloit, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Beloit, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Beloit, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Beloit, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:50 AM
Sunrise
12:24 AM
Daylight
15h 12m
Sunset
3:36 PM
Civil dusk
9:12 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Beloit, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:54 PM
Moonset
9:59 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Beloit, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Beloit at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 53511

16-Day Forecast — Beloit

  1. Sat83°68°52%
  2. Sun82°65°14%
  3. Mon80°62°2%
  4. Tue81°58°1%
  5. Wed81°61°17%
  6. Thu76°65°50%
  7. Fri79°60°34%
  8. Sat80°61°11%
  9. Sun67°58°9%
  10. Mon74°54°8%
  11. Tue74°58°7%
  12. Wed79°61°25%
  13. Thu82°66°14%
  14. Fri83°67°26%
  15. Sat86°69°30%
  16. Sun84°71°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 — Beloit

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Beloit

  • 53511
  • 53512

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.