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Blue River, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

Blue River, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 9:04 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
96%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
12:28 AM
Sunset
3:45 PM
Blue River, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBlue River, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 6 AM.
L 68°H 82°
Blue River, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    19%
    82°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    26%
    82°68°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    81°63°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    84°62°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    32%
    1.2″
    83°64°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    34%
    75°67°-8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    17%
    81°61°+6°
Blue River, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
187° · backing 25°
Direction
S
187°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 13 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 145SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Blue River, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.2
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.27 inHg
Now
991.2
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
+1.3
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990993
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW993.2989.9991.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Blue River, WI
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
+4 in 6h

AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
8.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneGood
57μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.6

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Blue River, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
43 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
14:04 UTC · Blue River, 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
14:04 UTC · Blue River, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Blue River, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Blue River, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Blue River, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:53 AM
Sunrise
12:28 AM
Daylight
15h 17m
Sunset
3:45 PM
Civil dusk
9:21 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Blue River, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:01 PM
Moonset
10:05 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Blue River, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Blue River at a glance

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

ZIP code: 53518

16-Day Forecast — Blue River

  1. Sat82°68°19%
  2. Sun82°68°26%
  3. Mon81°63°1%
  4. Tue84°62°4%
  5. Wed83°64°32%
  6. Thu75°67°34%
  7. Fri81°61°17%
  8. Sat84°64°11%
  9. Sun70°58°11%
  10. Mon77°53°12%
  11. Tue80°61°10%
  12. Wed82°62°19%
  13. Thu79°67°13%
  14. Fri85°67°23%
  15. Sat86°70°26%
  16. Sun85°70°32%

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 — Blue River

SPC includes Blue River 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 Blue River

  • 53518

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.