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Clinton, Wisconsin Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Clinton, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 9:20 PM
69
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
73°
Humidity
93%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:23 AM
Sunset
3:36 PM
Clinton, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastClinton, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 64°H 80°
Clinton, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    0.03″
    79°67°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    11%
    80°64°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Clear
    82°60°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°57°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    33%
    0.05″
    80°64°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    47%
    0.02″
    74°63°-6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    18%
    78°57°+4°
Clinton, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
063° · backing 172°
Direction
ENE
063°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
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 6 · pk 18 @ 7:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 166SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Clinton, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.9
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.94 inHg
Now
979.9
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980982
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.0979.8979.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Clinton, WI
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
71μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Clinton, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
61%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.1mi
UNLIMITED
41 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
02:20 UTC · Clinton, 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
02:20 UTC · Clinton, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Clinton, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Clinton, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Clinton, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:49 AM
Sunrise
12:23 AM
Daylight
15h 13m
Sunset
3:36 PM
Civil dusk
9:12 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Clinton, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:15 PM
Moonset
11:06 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Clinton, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Clinton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 1 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 53525

16-Day Forecast — Clinton

  1. Sat79°67°52%
  2. Sun80°64°11%
  3. Mon82°60°1%
  4. Tue80°57°2%
  5. Wed80°64°33%
  6. Thu74°63°47%
  7. Fri78°57°18%
  8. Sat75°56°7%
  9. Sun77°54°7%
  10. Mon75°58°9%
  11. Tue81°64°7%
  12. Wed81°62°18%
  13. Thu76°62°26%
  14. Fri83°68°24%
  15. Sat86°74°29%
  16. Sun82°61°19%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Clinton

SPC includes Clinton in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Clinton

  • 53525

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.