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Big Bend, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

Big Bend, WI
Sunday, July 5 at 11:38 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
75°
Humidity
90%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
12:20 AM
Sunset
3:34 PM
Big Bend, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBig Bend, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 75°
Big Bend, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    75°64°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    80°61°+5°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°59°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    82°67°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    54%
    0.66″
    73°63°-9°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    21%
    76°61°+3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    80°65°+4°
Big Bend, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
034° · backing 33°
Direction
NE
034°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 20 @ 7:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1911SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 33° from the ne.
Big Bend, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.6
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 28.99 inHg
Now
981.6
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980982
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW981.7979.7981.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Big Bend, WI
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
+3 in 6hPeak ~41 @ 11 PM

AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~96%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
5.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
77μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~96%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
2.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 6

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Big Bend, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.2mi
UNLIMITED
38 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
16:38 UTC · Big Bend, 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
16:38 UTC · Big Bend, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Big Bend, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Big Bend, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Big Bend, WI
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:46 AM
Sunrise
12:20 AM
Daylight
15h 14m
Sunset
3:34 PM
Civil dusk
9:10 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Big Bend, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:13 PM
Moonset
11:04 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Big Bend, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Big Bend at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 53103

16-Day Forecast — Big Bend

  1. Sun75°64°6%
  2. Mon80°61°1%
  3. Tue81°59°0%
  4. Wed82°67°36%
  5. Thu73°63°54%
  6. Fri76°61°21%
  7. Sat80°65°16%
  8. Sun85°66°16%
  9. Mon88°69°10%
  10. Tue89°66°10%
  11. Wed74°59°14%
  12. Thu78°56°16%
  13. Fri81°60°11%
  14. Sat85°68°19%
  15. Sun83°68°19%
  16. Mon87°69°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.

ZIP codes in Big Bend

  • 53189
  • 53103

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.