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Buffalo City, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

Buffalo City, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 3:22 PM
84
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
92°
Humidity
61%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
12:29 AM
Sunset
3:54 PM
Buffalo City, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBuffalo City, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 20% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 69°H 84°
Buffalo City, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    20%
    84°66°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    16%
    79°69°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    80°66°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    84°64°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    52%
    0.19″
    77°67°-7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    52%
    79°58°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    76°62°-3°
Buffalo City, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
051° · veering 159°
Direction
NE
051°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
7
avg 3
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 3 · pk 7 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 223SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Buffalo City, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.2
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.30 inHg
Now
992.2
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
+0.8
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990993
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.7990.1992.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Buffalo City, WI
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
+8 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 13.6 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 2.5DRIVERModerate
13.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
19μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
97μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
5.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 46

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.6 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.74
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Buffalo City, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
27%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
63.4mi
UNLIMITED
63 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
20:22 UTC · Buffalo City, 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
20:22 UTC · Buffalo City, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Buffalo City, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Buffalo City, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Buffalo City, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:54 AM
Sunrise
12:29 AM
Daylight
15h 25m
Sunset
3:54 PM
Civil dusk
9:31 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Buffalo City, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:08 PM
Moonset
10:08 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Buffalo City, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Buffalo City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Buffalo City

  1. Sat84°66°20%
  2. Sun79°69°16%
  3. Mon80°66°2%
  4. Tue84°64°6%
  5. Wed77°67°52%
  6. Thu79°58°52%
  7. Fri76°62°9%
  8. Sat76°56°10%
  9. Sun78°54°14%
  10. Mon79°56°8%
  11. Tue81°61°7%
  12. Wed81°67°23%
  13. Thu80°66°23%
  14. Fri80°63°32%
  15. Sat71°60°23%
  16. Sun78°57°16%

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 — Buffalo City

SPC includes Buffalo City 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 Buffalo City

  • 54622

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.