Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chippewa Falls weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle39%0.02″85°65°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast17%—84°68°-1°
- MondayJul 6Partly Cloudy——81°64°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm11%—83°65°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm59%0.63″74°67°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast59%—80°61°+6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——80°61°0°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 20 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 6.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- 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
- 11:08 PM
- Moonset
- 10:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Chippewa Falls at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 54729
16-Day Forecast — Chippewa Falls
- Sat85°65°39%
- Sun84°68°17%
- Mon81°64°4%
- Tue83°65°11%
- Wed74°67°59%
- Thu80°61°59%
- Fri80°61°9%
- Sat76°63°10%
- Sun74°57°14%
- Mon77°53°7%
- Tue79°60°8%
- Wed80°63°16%
- Thu83°59°16%
- Fri87°67°14%
- Sat86°68°29%
- Sun86°71°29%
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 — Chippewa Falls
SPC includes Chippewa Falls in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Chippewa Falls
- 54729
- 54774