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Dale, Wisconsin Weather

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

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

Dale, WI
Saturday, July 4 at 6:30 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
90%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
12:16 AM
Sunset
3:41 PM
Dale, WI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDale, WI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 82°
Dale, WI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    0.01″
    82°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    79°62°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    81°57°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    85°61°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    39%
    81°62°-4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    39%
    80°57°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    17%
    77°59°-3°
Dale, WI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
017° · veering 164°
Direction
NNE
017°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 5
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 5 · pk 18 @ 3:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 187SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 164° from the nne.
Dale, WI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.5
+1.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.13 inHg
Now
986.5
mb
3h
+1.8
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984987
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.1984.4986.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Dale, WI
Air quality
21
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 21 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneGood
30μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Dale, WI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
17%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.5mi
UNLIMITED
55 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
11:30 UTC · Dale, 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
11:30 UTC · Dale, WI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Dale, WI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Dale, WI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Dale, WI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:41 AM
Sunrise
12:16 AM
Daylight
15h 25m
Sunset
3:41 PM
Civil dusk
9:19 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Dale, WI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
10:55 PM
Moonset
9:56 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Dale, WI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 54931

15-Day Forecast — Dale

  1. Sat81°67°8%
  2. Sun79°62°7%
  3. Mon81°57°1%
  4. Tue85°61°5%
  5. Wed81°62°39%
  6. Thu80°57°39%
  7. Fri77°59°17%
  8. Sat80°57°15%
  9. Sun78°60°15%
  10. Mon80°64°13%
  11. Tue75°60°13%
  12. Wed83°56°24%
  13. Thu80°61°35%
  14. Fri82°64°29%
  15. Sat80°53°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 — Dale

SPC includes Dale 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 Dale

  • 54944
  • 54931

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.