Brodhead, Wisconsin Weather
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Brodhead weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle43%0.01″83°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast10%—81°65°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——80°62°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°58°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers19%0.34″81°61°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle45%0.05″74°68°-7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle31%0.02″79°59°+5°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 7.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 around 1 PM.
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 41 now. With UV 7.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 7.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 39
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.75
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 10:56 PM
- Moonset
- 10:01 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Brodhead at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 53520
16-Day Forecast — Brodhead
- Sat83°68°43%
- Sun81°65°10%
- Mon80°62°2%
- Tue81°58°1%
- Wed81°61°19%
- Thu74°68°45%
- Fri79°59°31%
- Sat81°62°11%
- Sun68°58°9%
- Mon75°55°9%
- Tue76°58°7%
- Wed78°61°26%
- Thu82°66°16%
- Fri84°67°23%
- Sat87°69°26%
- Sun83°71°39%
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 — Brodhead
SPC includes Brodhead 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 Brodhead
- 53520