Dalton, Wisconsin Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dalton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast14%—80°66°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——80°64°0°
- MondayJul 6Clear——76°59°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°57°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm48%—79°66°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers50%—73°65°-6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle18%—77°60°+4°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 2.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 42
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
- 10:56 PM
- Moonset
- 9:59 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Dalton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 53926
16-Day Forecast — Dalton
- Sat80°66°14%
- Sun80°64°6%
- Mon76°59°1%
- Tue81°57°2%
- Wed79°66°48%
- Thu73°65°50%
- Fri77°60°18%
- Sat75°58°9%
- Sun77°54°11%
- Mon74°53°9%
- Tue80°59°8%
- Wed78°63°23%
- Thu81°63°24%
- Fri80°64°22%
- Sat71°59°29%
- Sun75°53°23%
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 — Dalton
SPC includes Dalton 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 Dalton
- 53926