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Bloomington, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

Bloomington, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 10:07 AM
74
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
79°
Humidity
88%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:30 AM
Sunset
3:45 PM
Bloomington, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBloomington, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 30% chance of precipitation at 1 AM.
L 67°H 82°
Bloomington, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    32%
    0.02″
    82°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    30%
    82°67°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    80°63°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    82°62°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    38%
    0.63″
    81°63°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    44%
    75°67°-6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    13%
    78°60°+3°
Bloomington, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
024° · backing 128°
Direction
NNE
024°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 4
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 4 · pk 17 @ 9:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 114SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 128° from the nne.
Bloomington, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.0
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.88 inHg
Now
978.0
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
+0.5
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977979
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW979.1977.1978.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bloomington, WI
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
+6 in 6h

AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
67μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
4.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.73
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Bloomington, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
64%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.4mi
UNLIMITED
48 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
15:07 UTC · Bloomington, 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
15:07 UTC · Bloomington, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bloomington, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bloomington, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bloomington, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:56 AM
Sunrise
12:30 AM
Daylight
15h 15m
Sunset
3:45 PM
Civil dusk
9:21 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Bloomington, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:02 PM
Moonset
10:06 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bloomington, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bloomington 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: 53804

16-Day Forecast — Bloomington

  1. Sat82°68°32%
  2. Sun82°67°30%
  3. Mon80°63°2%
  4. Tue82°62°3%
  5. Wed81°63°38%
  6. Thu75°67°44%
  7. Fri78°60°13%
  8. Sat83°63°10%
  9. Sun69°58°11%
  10. Mon75°53°10%
  11. Tue78°60°9%
  12. Wed79°62°19%
  13. Thu79°66°16%
  14. Fri82°66°26%
  15. Sat86°69°32%
  16. Sun84°70°35%

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 — Bloomington

SPC includes Bloomington 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 Bloomington

  • 53804

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.