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Catawba, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

Catawba, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 3:18 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
50%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:19 AM
Sunset
3:53 PM
Catawba, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCatawba, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 81°
Catawba, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Foggy
    25%
    81°62°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Partly Cloudy
    83°63°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    79°59°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    17%
    78°62°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    64%
    0.13″
    72°59°-6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    64%
    80°57°+8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    11%
    0.04″
    68°54°-12°
Catawba, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
027° · backing 157°
Direction
NNE
027°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
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 5 · pk 17 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 174SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Catawba, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
964.3
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.48 inHg
Now
964.3
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+2.3
mb
24h
+1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 961965
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW964.5961.4964.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Catawba, WI
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 38 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
80μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
5.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 38

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Catawba, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
16%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
72.4mi
UNLIMITED
72 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
20:18 UTC · Catawba, 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
20:18 UTC · Catawba, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Catawba, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Catawba, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Catawba, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:42 AM
Sunrise
12:19 AM
Daylight
15h 34m
Sunset
3:53 PM
Civil dusk
9:32 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Catawba, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:05 PM
Moonset
10:02 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Catawba, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Catawba at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 54515

16-Day Forecast — Catawba

  1. Sat81°62°25%
  2. Sun83°64°9%
  3. Mon79°59°2%
  4. Tue78°62°17%
  5. Wed72°59°64%
  6. Thu80°57°64%
  7. Fri68°54°11%
  8. Sat77°50°15%
  9. Sun79°53°9%
  10. Mon75°51°9%
  11. Tue79°59°9%
  12. Wed79°62°10%
  13. Thu80°64°16%
  14. Fri75°59°19%
  15. Sat64°52°20%
  16. Sun81°48°20%

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 — Catawba

SPC includes Catawba 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 Catawba

  • 54515

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.