Big Bend, Wisconsin Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Big Bend weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain45%0.13″78°65°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——79°64°+1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——77°60°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°57°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm33%0.17″81°61°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers50%0.06″74°62°-7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle19%—78°59°+4°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 2.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.6 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 10:52 PM
- Moonset
- 9:55 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Big Bend at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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
- Sat78°67°45%
- Sun79°65°5%
- Mon77°60°1%
- Tue80°57°2%
- Wed81°61°33%
- Thu74°62°50%
- Fri78°59°19%
- Sat75°56°8%
- Sun75°55°8%
- Mon73°53°8%
- Tue79°55°10%
- Wed77°62°30%
- Thu81°62°26%
- Fri79°67°17%
- Sat75°60°30%
- Sun74°55°26%
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 — Big Bend
SPC includes Big Bend 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 Big Bend
- 53189
- 53103