Cross Plains, Wisconsin Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cross Plains weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast19%—81°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast14%—83°66°+2°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear——79°60°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°59°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm37%0.08″81°63°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Showers46%0.32″71°64°-10°
- FridayJul 10Overcast16%—79°57°+8°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~95%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~95%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 6.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 17
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:57 PM
- Moonset
- 10:01 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Cross Plains at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 53528
16-Day Forecast — Cross Plains
- Sat81°68°19%
- Sun83°66°14%
- Mon79°60°1%
- Tue81°59°2%
- Wed81°63°37%
- Thu71°64°46%
- Fri79°57°16%
- Sat83°62°9%
- Sun69°58°13%
- Mon75°53°8%
- Tue77°59°5%
- Wed80°61°23%
- Thu82°66°16%
- Fri84°67°16%
- Sat84°69°26%
- Sun83°70°32%
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 — Cross Plains
SPC includes Cross Plains 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 Cross Plains
- 53528