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Chain O' Lakes, Wisconsin Weather

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

Chain O' Lakes weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Chain O' Lakes, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 10:22 AM
74
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
78°
Humidity
81%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:18 AM
Sunset
3:43 PM
Chain O' Lakes, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastChain O' Lakes, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 82°
Chain O' Lakes, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    10%
    1.3″
    82°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    13%
    81°63°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    79°59°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°58°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    53%
    0.14″
    79°65°-2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    55%
    0.02″
    76°61°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    16%
    79°57°+3°
Chain O' Lakes, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
052° · backing 176°
Direction
NE
052°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
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 4 · pk 14 @ 3:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 396SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Chain O' Lakes, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.2
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.00 inHg
Now
982.2
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981983
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW983.1980.5982.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Chain O' Lakes, WI
Air quality
23
AQI
Good
+1 in 6hPeak ~32 @ 9 PM

AQI 23 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5Good
3.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
64μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 4.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
4.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 13
Chain O' Lakes, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
62%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.3mi
UNLIMITED
60 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
15:22 UTC · Chain O' Lakes, 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
15:22 UTC · Chain O' Lakes, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Chain O' Lakes, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Chain O' Lakes, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Chain O' Lakes, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:43 AM
Sunrise
12:18 AM
Daylight
15h 25m
Sunset
3:43 PM
Civil dusk
9:21 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Chain O' Lakes, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
10:57 PM
Moonset
9:58 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Chain O' Lakes, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Chain O' Lakes at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Chain O' Lakes

  1. Sat82°67°10%
  2. Sun81°63°13%
  3. Mon79°59°1%
  4. Tue81°58°3%
  5. Wed79°65°53%
  6. Thu76°61°55%
  7. Fri79°57°16%
  8. Sat81°63°10%
  9. Sun69°57°10%
  10. Mon79°56°10%
  11. Tue78°58°6%
  12. Wed79°60°16%
  13. Thu78°69°19%
  14. Fri84°67°13%
  15. Sat83°67°26%
  16. Sun85°70°26%

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 — Chain O' Lakes

SPC includes Chain O' Lakes 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 Chain O' Lakes

  • 54981

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.