Butternut, Wisconsin Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Butternut weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy14%—78°63°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——80°59°+2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——84°58°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm39%—80°64°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers62%—71°58°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast58%—83°54°+12°
- FridayJul 10Showers11%0.54″63°53°-20°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 30 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 35 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 30 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 6.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 30
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 11:06 PM
- Moonset
- 10:01 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Butternut at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 54514
16-Day Forecast — Butternut
- Sat79°63°14%
- Sun80°60°9%
- Mon84°58°2%
- Tue80°64°39%
- Wed71°58°62%
- Thu83°54°58%
- Fri63°53°11%
- Sat76°51°15%
- Sun80°54°11%
- Mon82°51°12%
- Tue85°59°12%
- Wed82°63°10%
- Thu83°65°13%
- Fri74°58°19%
- Sat62°50°19%
- Sun82°49°15%
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 — Butternut
SPC includes Butternut in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Butternut
- 54514