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Chelsea, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

Chelsea, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 10:40 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
68%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:19 AM
Sunset
3:52 PM
Chelsea, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastChelsea, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 81°
Chelsea, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    19%
    1.1″
    81°62°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    16%
    81°62°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    79°59°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    80°61°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Showers
    62%
    0.95″
    74°64°-6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    62%
    80°56°+6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    78°57°-2°
Chelsea, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
108° · backing 56°
Direction
ESE
108°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
17
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 17 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 164SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Chelsea, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
962.3
+1.6 mb in 3h · rising · 28.42 inHg
Now
962.3
mb
3h
+1.6
mb
12h
+1.9
mb
24h
+1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 960963
955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW962.8959.9962.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Chelsea, WI
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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

PM 2.5Good
4.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
61μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.0
Chelsea, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
98%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
49.5mi
UNLIMITED
47 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
15:40 UTC · Chelsea, 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
15:40 UTC · Chelsea, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Chelsea, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Chelsea, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Chelsea, 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 33m
Sunset
3:52 PM
Civil dusk
9:30 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Chelsea, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:04 PM
Moonset
10:01 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Chelsea, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Chelsea at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Chelsea

  1. Sat81°62°19%
  2. Sun81°62°16%
  3. Mon79°59°5%
  4. Tue80°61°13%
  5. Wed74°64°62%
  6. Thu80°56°62%
  7. Fri78°57°11%
  8. Sat76°59°13%
  9. Sun72°54°8%
  10. Mon79°52°8%
  11. Tue77°57°8%
  12. Wed76°61°15%
  13. Thu83°58°19%
  14. Fri86°62°16%
  15. Sat86°65°26%
  16. Sun83°68°27%

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 — Chelsea

SPC includes Chelsea 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 Chelsea

  • 54490
  • 54451

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.